increasingly

American  

[in-kree-sing-lee] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ li /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of increasingly

increasing ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The young daughter appears increasingly positioned to become the Kim regime’s next leader, Seoul’s spy agency said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sinkholes have also become increasingly common in Japanese cities, many of which have ageing sewage pipeline infrastructure.

From BBC

Ukraine's Western allies have increasingly looked to Kyiv's experience after Russian drones made repeat incursions into European airspace in recent months.

From Barron's

The new agency "is intended to respond to an increasingly unstable international situation, but it must not be allowed to unjustly infringe upon citizens' rights", the Mainichi Shimbun said in an editorial Friday.

From Barron's

You can tell which year it is by the amount of rhinestones on his costumes, which become increasingly maximalist.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively