gradatim

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Latinate/ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/Anglicised/ɡɹəˈdeɪ.tɪm/

adverb

Step by step; gradually and methodically.

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in orderstepwise
OriginLatin gradātim →
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Meanings

adverbgradatim (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteStep by step; gradually and methodically.

    This trend of thought and preaching and practice resulted gradatim in the junior certificate, to mark the distinction between university and secondary…

    1928, JUNE: W J Cooper, The School Review: The Junior-College Movement in California, vol. 36, № 6, pp409–422

    Synonyms: in order, stepwise

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbStep by step; gradually and methodically.

Similar
in orderstepwise
Also see
bit by bitgraduallymomentlysequentially

Origin

  1. Latingradātim
  2. Englishgradatim

Attested in English since 1575–1585: from Latin gradātim, from gradus (“step”).

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APA

gradatim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradatim

MLA

“gradatim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradatim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gradatim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradatim.

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