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- pronunciation:
- grae
ju
li
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grae
jU
li
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adverb |
| definition: |
by small steps or degrees.
The weather is gradually getting warmer.I wasn't happy at my new school at first, but I gradually got used to it. |
| contrasting words: |
abruptly, suddenly |
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