escalatingly

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adverb

In a way that escalates; increasingly.

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Meanings

adverbescalatingly (comparative more escalatingly, superlative most escalatingly)

comparative more escalatingly · superlative most escalatingly

  1. In a way that escalates; increasingly.

    However, this can also cause increasing problems for those not prepared to think differently and creatively in an escalatingly competitive and crowded global marketplace.

    2005, Ian Fillis, Creative Marketing For SMEs, page i

Origin

From escalating + -ly.

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APA

escalatingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalatingly

MLA

“escalatingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalatingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escalatingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalatingly.

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