increasingly

increasingly
[[t]ɪnkri͟ːsɪŋli[/t]]
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ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl
You can use increasingly to indicate that a situation or quality is becoming greater in intensity or more common.

He was finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions...

There is an increasingly popular alternative...

The U.S. has increasingly relied on Japanese capital...

Increasingly, their goals have become more radical.


English dictionary. 2008.

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