Gradually and Purely

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Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

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Purely and gradually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purely" instead an adverb "Gradually".

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Purely adverb - With purity of thought and deed.

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Gradually and purely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Purely".

Nearby Words: pure, purity

His control over the town may be political, economic, religious, or purely criminal, but in most cases it gradually expands to "all of the above".

Source: Corrupt Hick
At first his motives are purely practical but the glow of his men's gratitude and affection gradually changes that.

Source: A Father To His Men / Literature
Satan: Actually a very rare subject in their lyrics; while it was a fairly common theme in their early work, Dahlstrom gradually moved away from it and towards a purely anti-Christian viewpoint, ostensibly because he felt that praising Satan was just as ridiculous as praising God.

Source: Music / Æon

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