increasingly

[ in-kree-sing-lee ]

adverb

1. to an ever greater degree; more and more: Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

   He became increasingly nervous and overwrought and began to suffer bouts of depression.

   Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of increasingly¹

increasing ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

There is a new and increasing level of acrimony, specifically directed at administrators.

From ProPublica

Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.

From The Daily Beast

Community policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.

From The Daily Beast

Though conversational and often witty, his meandering phrases become increasingly unpredictable as they develop.

From The Daily Beast

And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.

From The Daily Beast

As the months passed and she began to cast the film, I became increasingly excited.

From The Daily Beast

As a center for tourists, Inverness is increasingly popular and motor cars are very common.

From Project Gutenberg

He had grown weary of an easy-going life, and the desire to start afresh made itself increasingly felt.

From Project Gutenberg

This rule has been revived in America, and appears to be increasingly relied on in bridge-designing.

From Project Gutenberg

In spite of the superb sincerity of his indifference, he found it increasingly difficult to ignore his wife.

From Project Gutenberg

The towns grew increasingly jealous of extending their privileges, as these became valuable.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively