increasingly
Definitions
1.Increasing in amount or intensity.
- Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.
- As more and more people moved behind the increasingly larger walls, the fortress settlement evolved into the walled city.
- They will remind you that rail already faces fierce competition from cars, coaches, airlines, and (increasingly) remote working and videoconferencing.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1988
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English encreessingli, equivalent to increasing + -ly.