gradation
noun
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
gradationally
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a word derived from
gradation.
Example Sentences
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I suspended and hesitated a little, and at length told him that there was an understanding—a—a—kind of—in short, he squeezed the whole secret out o' me gradationally.
From Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
