The meaning of GRADUAL is moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees. How to use gradual in a sentence.

GRADUAL definition: taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little. See examples of gradual used in a sentence.

GRADUAL definition: 1. happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance: 2. happening or changing…. Learn more.

1. occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages: a gradual improvement in health. 2. not steep or abrupt: a gradual slope.

Definition of gradual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Gradual definition: Occurring or developing slowly or by small increments.

taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health. rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination: a gradual slope.