Definition of Gradual
slowly or bit by bit
Examples of Gradual in a sentence
It is usually a bad idea to jump from a cold environment to a hot one, so you should look to heat yourself through gradual means if you’ve been out in the cold. 🔊
A car only proceeds through gradual movement, starting slow and gaining speed a little bit at a time before reaching a cruising speed. 🔊
An aircraft uses gradual ascension to reach a height here it can fly, slowly going from ground level to several thousand feet in the air. 🔊
A gradual income is one that pays you slowly but surely, unlike a bonus check which only benefits you one time. 🔊
Time is completely gradual, moving along slowly and one second at a time, never making leaps and bounds at one time. 🔊
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