Etymology

increasingly

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Today it means: Increasing in amount or intensity. Full definition →

Middle English encreessingli
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromencreessingli
  2. English todayincreasingly

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

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