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

Earlier this year, vets and animal charities told the BBC that pet owners were increasingly having their sick animals put down or were delaying taking them for treatment to avoid spiralling vet bills.

From BBC

Ms Pelicot was taken aside by a policeman, who started asking her a series of increasingly probing questions.

From BBC

"Personal identity is increasingly centred on national loyalty in the eyes of the public, diminishing the tolerance for 'deviance' or dual-identity".

From BBC

Traditionally produced in northern Ghana on narrow-strip looms, the fugu is widely treated as the west African country's national costume, worn at festivals, political events and -- increasingly -- in offices and public life.

From Barron's

“That is increasingly in services and increasingly in healthcare.”

From Barron's

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively