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escalatingly

escalatingly adverb: in a way that escalates; increasingly.

Adverb

escalatingly (comparative more escalatingly, superlative most escalatingly)

  1. In a way that escalates; increasingly.
    • However, this can also cause increasing problems for those not prepared to think differently and creatively in an escalatingly competitive and crowded global marketplace.2005, Ian Fillis, Creative Marketing For SMEs, page i

Forms of escalatingly

comparativemore escalatingly
superlativemost escalatingly

Origin of escalatingly

From escalating + -ly.

Questions about escalatingly

What does escalatingly mean?
Escalatingly means in a way that escalates; increasingly.
What part of speech is escalatingly?
Escalatingly is an adverb.

Words near escalatingly in the dictionary

  1. Escalantes
  2. escalate
  3. escalated
  4. escalates
  5. escalating
  6. escalatingly
  7. escalatio
  8. escalation
  9. escalation plan
  10. escalation plans
  11. escalations

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