increasingly
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Meaning · English
Increasing in amount or intensity.
Adverb
Examples
After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive power problems, production of 4-6-0s swelled into a flood tide.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “increasingly” mean?
Increasing in amount or intensity.
Is “increasingly” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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