increasingly

adverbcommon in dialogue

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Increasing in amount or intensity.

adverb

1
Increasing in amount or intensity.
After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive power problems, production of 4-6-0s swelled into a flood tide.
Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.
As more and more people moved behind the increasingly larger walls, the fortress settlement evolved into the walled city.
Rooney had been suffered a barren spell for England with only one goal in 15 games but he was in no mood to ignore the gifts on offer in front of an increasingly subdued Bulgarian support.

Etymology

From Middle English encreessingli, equivalent to increasing + -ly.

increase · (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.Increase · A male given name.increasing · On the increase.

increasingly · Increasing in amount or intensity.

incredible · Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.incredibly · In an incredible manner; not to be believed.incriminating · Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

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