21 entries under adverb topic. ×

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bit by bit(expression, idiom, life, contentment)
21
inch by inch(expression, idiom, life, contentment)
21
little by little(expression, idiom, life, contentment)
20
inchmeal(expression, life, contentment, doings)
6
gradually(adjective, step)
4
piecemeal(adjective, bit, moderately, regularly)
3
drop by drop(expression, idiom, step, gradually)
3
piece by piece(expression, idiom, step)
3
slowly
3
step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, moderately)
2
grade by grade(expression, idiom, gradually)
2
in small doses(expression, idiom, step)
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by installments(expression, moderately, regularly, somewhat)
1
fitfully
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a little at a time
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continuously
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disjointedly
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in stages(expression, gradually)
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intermittently
0
sporadically
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