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grad·u·al
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ˈgrædʒ
u
əl
/
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graj
-oo-
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little:
gradual improvement in health.
2.
rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination:
a gradual slope.
noun
3.
Ecclesiastical
.
(
often initial capital letter
)
a.
an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel in the Eucharistic service.
b.
a book containing the words and music of the parts of the liturgy that are sung by the choir.
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ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Medieval Latin
graduālis
pertaining to steps,
graduāle
the part of the service sung as the choir stood on the altar steps, equivalent to
Latin
gradu
(
s
) step,
grade
+
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
grad·u·al·ly,
adverb
grad·u·al·ness,
noun
un·grad·u·al,
adjective
un·grad·u·al·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
See
slow.
2.
gentle.
Antonyms
1.
sudden.
2.
precipitous.
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Example Sentences
Economists expect more
gradual
trims in the coming months as policymakers try to stimulate the country's blighted economy.
The move toward e-books has been
gradual
but noticeable and parallels a similar shift in the journals world, he said.
These require only
gradual
change and pretty much retain the status quo.
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Economists expect more
gradual
trims in the coming months as policymakers try to stimulate the country's blighted economy.
The move toward e-books has been
gradual
but noticeable and parallels a similar shift in the journals world, he said.
These require only
gradual
change and pretty much retain the status quo.
They have been used to store water during times of heavy buildup and for
gradual
release during dry periods.
DC, who has argued for the
gradual
emergence of modern cognitive abilities.
He was correct, although this revolution in naval warfare was preceded by a
gradual
evolution.
Taylor's knowledge of the brain made her the perfect witness to her body's
gradual
shutdown.
But today, because of a
gradual
loosening in company policies, employees have far greater say.
Berdahl cautioned about the need to expect
gradual
change.
However,
gradual
political reform is the best solution.
Guided practice using the strategy with
gradual
release of responsibility.
Evolution is certainly not an exponential process, but a
gradual
one.
Technicians then create a computerized movie showing the
gradual
movement of the teeth from beginning to end.
They express the opinion that the
gradual
increasing.
Two optometrists have noticed a
gradual
increase in my cup to disc ratio.
Italians prefer compromise, half-measures and
gradual
change.
Movement along a fault is often so
gradual
that only sensitive scientific instruments can detect it.
One would have expected a
gradual
cooling as one moves away from the central heat source.
Geologists realized that, of course, both
gradual
and catastrophic processes helped shape the landscape.
And he predicted a
gradual
return to healthier markets.
The major attraction of the phased concept is that it allows for a
gradual
adaptation to full retirement.
When demand was growing more slowly, farmers could meet it through
gradual
improvements in their yields.
Today a vocal minority is complicating the picture by suggesting that the die-off could have been more
gradual
.
The big question, he says, is whether the adiabatic method's
gradual
adjustment of qubits would operate rapidly at that size.
Man, the
gradual
decriminalization of marijuana is really taking all the fun out of indoor agriculture.
But she is concerned, if not vexed, about the
gradual
encroachment on shelf space by my vegetables.
Or you can take the nine-year
gradual
transfer route.
The
gradual
takeover by electronic trading has shifted the economics of the exchanges.
The
gradual
changes that can occur in these properties of a river system are related to climate, topography, and geology.
In other words, their extinction was sudden and catastrophic, not
gradual
.
Some computer science problems lend themselves perfectly to
gradual
improvement, or incrementalism.
Gradual
weather change would probably prove only an expensive headache for humans.
It'd be interesting to see a timeline of the
gradual
demolition of these buildings, and if any still exist.
The
gradual
opening up of domestic commerce, financial services and tourism is under way.
Otherwise you would see a
gradual
rise in the brackish water influence," he said.
One such impairment is a patient's
gradual
loss of motivation and ability to learn from rewards.
The
gradual
transition improves structural rigidity.
His
gradual
recovery may have been a surprise to much of the medical profession but, clearly, not to himself.
There is a
gradual
process of letting go, so your parents have to make decisions in stages as they are ready.
The process of defining the virtual organisation is a
gradual
one.
Thousands more are shuttled into the so-called exclusion zone to work on the
gradual
powering down of the plant.
And, this folks, is why our
gradual
slide into mediocrity continues.
Then the
gradual
retirement of key there-at-the-creation scientists.
But is
gradual
weight loss followed by
gradual
weight gain really more unhealthy.
One factor that has contributed to increased plagiarism is a
gradual
erosion of writing ability among college students.
Other companies are seeing a more
gradual
influx of employee-owned gadgets.
Through
gradual
growth, the forelimbs would have evolved into wings.
Both of these raptors have seen a
gradual
population increase to the the tens of thousands there are at today.
There's a nice increase in difficulty throughout the series, but the slope is
gradual
.
Even the industrial revolution was too
gradual
to warrant the term revolution and too broad to be considered merely industrial.
We reach it after a
gradual
drive around the eastern extremity of our route, our moment to pretend to be sophisticated.
Hopefully it will be more
gradual
than a year or two but look at the mini ice age hundreds of years ago.
But came, through some
gradual
dire alchemy, to make decisions for you.
If this debt-reduction is
gradual
enough, households can save more and spend more at the same time.
In my experience, a natural picture will have
gradual
changes in color because of light and shade.
What you are missing is the concept of
gradual
change.
The
gradual
annihilation of distance will put human beings in closer contact and harmonize their views and aspirations.
Yellow-pages firms have two great strengths which mean that their decline is likely to be
gradual
.
Gradual
changes in a population are not always evident by the emergence of transitional species.
It may be some legislation, or technical breakthrough, or
gradual
social trend.
On top of all this, banks face the
gradual
withdrawal of extraordinary government support.
Because of that, and other actions that bring
gradual
decline of subordination to big oil, the dynamics are changing.
Deliberate international political initiatives could also lead to the
gradual
emergence of a.
Since then, there has been a
gradual
relaxation of the old curfews, dress codes and other social prohibitions.
But now, government officials have realized that global warming will not bring a
gradual
and benign increase in temperatures.
Many observers have noted the
gradual
displacement in our economy of materials by information.
The first is the
gradual
opening up of his country's economy to foreign investment.
Gradual
adaptation toward a range-expansion phenotype initiated the global radiation of toads.
With varied degrees, the outcome was the second hypothesis, the
gradual
one.
The rest of the world will have a
gradual
adjustment that brings population densities back into reasonably sustainable levels.
The change would be
gradual
to avoid a crash in the housing market.
There is the desire to slow down and make more
gradual
changes that are more carefully controlled.
In response to the
gradual
erosion of their main selling.
The result is a
gradual
depletion of natural resources.
The
gradual
one has been a steady trend towards making it easier to incorporate.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
gradual
(ˈɡrædjʊəl)
—
adj
1.
occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages:
a gradual improvement in health
2.
not steep or abrupt:
a gradual slope
—
n
3.
(
often capital
)
Christianity
a. an antiphon or group of several antiphons, usually from the Psalms, sung or recited immediately after the epistle at Mass
b. a book of plainsong containing the words and music of the parts of the Mass that are sung by the cantors and choir
[C16: from Medieval Latin
graduālis
relating to steps, from Latin
gradus
a step]
'gradually
—
adv
'gradualness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
gradual
1540s, from M.L. gradualis, from L. gradus "step" (see
grade
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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