steply

Etymology
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Adverb

 * 1) * 1915, Current history and Forum:
 * Away to the southwest, beyond the patches of firwood and the gray, steply rolling land, there toned the far diapason of artillery; strings of army transport, Red Cross vehicles, and miscellaneous men straggled upon the road.
 * 1) Step by step; gradually; in steps; stepwise.
 * Away to the southwest, beyond the patches of firwood and the gray, steply rolling land, there toned the far diapason of artillery; strings of army transport, Red Cross vehicles, and miscellaneous men straggled upon the road.
 * 1) Step by step; gradually; in steps; stepwise.
 * 1) Step by step; gradually; in steps; stepwise.

Adjective

 * 1) Stepwise; gradual.