Gradually and Slightly

Gradually

Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

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

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Slightly

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

Gradually and slightly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Slightly".

Nearby Word: slight

Both words in one sentence

  • She gradually gets slightly better, but it doesn't stop her stealing his transportation a third time to take her little sister to Pacific Playland.
  • The Harry Potter books started off as a slightly tongue-in-cheek Urban Fantasy and gradually became an epic High Fantasy in which Anyone Can Die.
  • Recap / Doctor Who S31 E7 "Amy's Choice" There's something going wrong with the TARDIS console; it seems to be getting slightly cooler in the TARDIS, with their breath gradually misting up — something that no one appears to have noticed.
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