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increasingly

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Note for increasingly

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Definitions

  1. 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.

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