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by degrees

by degrees prepositional phrase: in gradual steps; bit by bit.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In gradual steps; bit by bit.
    • She came to us snappish and suspicious, but when she found what sort of place ours was, it all went off by degrees; […][1877], Anna Sewell, “Earlshall”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 102
    • By degrees the libraries which were unendowed fell behind the age, and were consequently neglected.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 36

by degrees meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

by degrees in Tamil

in gradual steps
படிப்படியாய் paṭippaṭiyāy, வரவர varavara

by degrees in Malayalam

by degrees
പതുക്കെ പതുക്കെ patukke patukke

Synonyms of by degrees

Questions about by degrees

What does by degrees mean?
By degrees means in gradual steps; bit by bit.
What is by degrees in Tamil?
By degrees in Tamil is படிப்படியாய் (paṭippaṭiyāy), வரவர (varavara). See By degrees meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is by degrees?
By degrees is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by degrees in the dictionary

  1. by crumbs
  2. by crums
  3. by day
  4. by default
  5. by definition
  6. by degrees
  7. by design
  8. by dint of
  9. by ear
  10. by extension
  11. by eye

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Adapted from Wiktionary: by degrees (page history and authors); പതുക്കെ പതുക്കെ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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