Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual increase in the amount of daylight in winter.
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow;
Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Adjective
proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"
Adjective
of a topographical gradient; not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"
n.
Proceeding by steps or 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.
n.
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass,
which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
n.
A service book containing the musical portions of the
Mass.
n.
A series of steps.
Gradual
Creatures animate with gradual life Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
Gradual
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow;
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
Usage Examples
Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated.
The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.
Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.
Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform.
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Other Usage ExamplesI didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.
The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.
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