Growingly

/ˈɡroʊɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that grows or increases; progressively or increasingly.

Etymology

From growing (present participle of grow) plus adverb suffix -ly, indicating a manner of action that involves growth or increase.

Kelly Says

'Growingly' is a somewhat literary word meaning 'more and more'—you'll see it in 19th-century novels describing anxiety that 'growingly' consumed the protagonist, showing how adverbs used to express complex psychological states.

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