Gradual

Adjective

 * 1) Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.

Noun

 * 1)  An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
 * 2)  A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

Adverbs for Gradual
progressively; comparatively; intentionally; purposely; significantly; wisely; designedly; necessarily; inevitably; imperceptibly; slowly; inexpressibly; extremely; sensibly; intelligently; subtly; insidiously; cleverly; deliberately; shrewdly.

Synonyms for Gradual
, slow, creeping, unintermittent, continuous, progressive, gradational, regular, step-by-step, inching, continual, perpetual, incessant.

Antonyms for Gradual
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unanticipated, hasty, precipitent, intermittent.

Thesaurus
ambling, cautious, circumspect, claudicant, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail, deliberate, dilatory, easy, even, faltering, flagging, foot-dragging, gentle, halting, hobbled, hobbling, idle, inchmeal, indolent, lagging, languid, languorous, lazy, leisurely, limping, lumbering, moderate, piecemeal, poking, poky, regular, relaxed, reluctant, sauntering, shuffling, slack, slothful, slow, slow as death, slow as molasses, slow as slow, slow-crawling, slow-foot, slow-going, slow-legged, slow-moving, slow-paced, slow-poky, slow-running, slow-sailing, slow-stepped, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, staggering, steady, step-by-step, strolling, tentative, toddling, tortoiselike, tottering, trudging, turtlelike, unhurried, waddling

Etymology
From gradualis:, from  gradus:, from. Cognate with 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃:,  Gritt:.

Adjective

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 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, vähittäinen
 * German:


 * Greek: σταδιακός
 * Russian: постепенный, плавный
 * Spanish: ,

Adjective

 * 1) Prodecing by steps or small grades;.