increasingly
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Definition of increasingly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)Increasing in amount or intensity.
“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.”
“Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.”
“As more and more people moved behind the increasingly larger walls, the fortress settlement evolved into the walled city.”
“Rooney had been suffered a barren spell for England with only one goal in 15 games but he was in no mood to ignore the gifts on offer in front of an increasingly subdued Bulgarian support.”
“They will remind you that rail already faces fierce competition from cars, coaches, airlines, and (increasingly) remote working and videoconferencing.”
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Etymology
From Middle English encreessingli, equivalent to increasing + -ly.
Words you can make from increasingly
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21 words- LAYERINGS 13 pts
- SEARINGLY 13 pts
- SYRINGEAL 13 pts
- YEANLINGS 13 pts
- YEARLINGS 13 pts
- YEARNINGS 13 pts
- ANGLICISE 12 pts
- ASININELY 12 pts
- CLEANINGS 12 pts
- CLEANSING 12 pts
- CLEARINGS 12 pts
- LICENSING 12 pts
- RECLINING 12 pts
- RESCALING 12 pts
- SILENCING 12 pts
- INCLINERS 11 pts
- ARGININES 10 pts
- LEARNINGS 10 pts
- REALISING 10 pts
- RENAILING 10 pts
- RESAILING 10 pts
8-letter words
86 words- CARINGLY 14 pts
- ENSIGNCY 14 pts
- GLYCERIN 14 pts
- GLYCINES 14 pts
- LYSERGIC 14 pts
- REGNANCY 14 pts
- SYNERGIC 14 pts
- SYNGENIC 14 pts
- CYANINES 13 pts
- LYRICISE 13 pts
- SALIENCY 13 pts
- SYNCLINE 13 pts
- GREASILY 12 pts
- INLAYING 12 pts
- LANGSYNE 12 pts
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- RELAYING 12 pts
- RESAYING 12 pts
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- YEARLING 12 pts
- YEARNING 12 pts
- CARLINGS 11 pts
- CEILINGS 11 pts
- CLANGERS 11 pts
- CLEANING 11 pts
- CLEARING 11 pts
- CLINGERS 11 pts
- CLINGIER 11 pts
- CREASING 11 pts
- CRINGLES 11 pts
- ENCASING 11 pts
- ENLACING 11 pts
- GLACIERS 11 pts
- GLANCERS 11 pts
- GRACILES 11 pts
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- INCASING 11 pts
- INLACING 11 pts
- INLAYERS 11 pts
- INSANELY 11 pts
- REAGINIC 11 pts
- RECANING 11 pts
- RELACING 11 pts
- CARLINES 10 pts
- CINERINS 10 pts
- CRANNIES 10 pts
- INCLINER 10 pts
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- GAINLIER 9 pts
- GRANNIES 9 pts
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- RIESLING 9 pts
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- SLANGIER 9 pts
- SNAILING 9 pts
- SNARLING 9 pts
- AIRLINES 8 pts
- ANILINES 8 pts
- SIRENIAN 8 pts
7-letter words
91 words- CLAYING 13 pts
- CRINGEY 13 pts
- GLYCANS 13 pts
- GLYCINE 13 pts
- GLYCINS 13 pts
- GYNECIA 13 pts
- CANNERY 12 pts
- CANNILY 12 pts
- CARNEYS 12 pts
- CILIARY 12 pts
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- CLERISY 12 pts
- CYANINE 12 pts
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- ANGERLY 11 pts
- ANGRILY 11 pts
- ARGYLES 11 pts
- INLYING 11 pts
- ANERGIC 10 pts
- ANGELIC 10 pts
- ANGLICE 10 pts
- ARCINGS 10 pts
- CANINGS 10 pts
- CARINGS 10 pts
- CARLING 10 pts
- CEASING 10 pts
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- CENSING 10 pts
- CLANGER 10 pts
- CLINGER 10 pts
- CRANING 10 pts
- CRINGES 10 pts
- CRINGLE 10 pts
- ELYSIAN 10 pts
- GALENIC 10 pts
- GARLICS 10 pts
- GLACIER 10 pts
- GLANCER 10 pts
- GLANCES 10 pts
- GRACILE 10 pts
- INANELY 10 pts
- INCAGES 10 pts
- INLAYER 10 pts
- INNERLY 10 pts
- ARCSINE 9 pts
- ARSENIC 9 pts
- CANINES 9 pts
- CANNELS 9 pts
- CANNERS 9 pts
- CANNIER 9 pts
- CARLINE 9 pts
- CARLINS 9 pts
- CARNIES 9 pts
- CINERIN 9 pts
- CLARIES 9 pts
- ECLAIRS 9 pts
- ENCINAL 9 pts
- ENCINAS 9 pts
- INCISAL 9 pts
- INCLINE 9 pts
- INLACES 9 pts
- AGINNER 8 pts
- AIRINGS 8 pts
- ALIGNER 8 pts
- ALINING 8 pts
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- ENGRAIL 8 pts
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- ERASING 8 pts
- GAINERS 8 pts
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- GIRLIES 8 pts
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- GRANNIE 8 pts
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- INSIGNE 8 pts
- AIRLINE 7 pts
- ALINERS 7 pts
- ANILINE 7 pts
- ANILINS 7 pts
- ASININE 7 pts
- ENSNARL 7 pts
- INLIERS 7 pts
- INSANER 7 pts
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