gradatory
gradatory noun: a series of steps from a cloister into a church.
Noun
gradatory (plural gradatories)
Adjective
gradatory (comparative more gradatory, superlative most gradatory)
- Proceeding step by step; gradual.
- Could we have seen [Macbeth's] crimes darkening on their progress […] could this gradatory apostasy have been shown us.May 31 1793, Anna Seward, letter to — Eccles
- Suitable for walking, or able to walk (said of an animal, especially a bird, or of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land).
- Under this name we group together a large number of very similar forms; or if dissimilar, forms connected by gradatory specimens1897, John van Denburgh, The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin
gradatory meaning in Tamil
gradatory in Tamil
- படிப்படியாக முன்னேறிச் செல்கிற, நடப்பதற்கு இசைவாக்கப்பட்ட
Forms of gradatory
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gradatories |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more gradatory |
| superlative | most gradatory |
Origin of gradatory
Compare Latin gradatarium.
Questions about gradatory
- What does gradatory mean?
- Gradatory means a series of steps from a cloister into a church.
- What is gradatory in Tamil?
- Gradatory in Tamil is படிப்படியாக முன்னேறிச் செல்கிற, நடப்பதற்கு இசைவாக்கப்பட்ட. See Gradatory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gradatory?
- Gradatory can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of gradatory?
- The plural of gradatory is gradatories.
Words near gradatory in the dictionary
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