53 entries under adverb topic. ×

24
slowly(leisurely, casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly)
15
step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, degree)
10
bit by bit(expression, idiom, degree, leisurely)
8
progressively(moderately, slowly, naturally, evenly)
7
little by little(expression, adjective, idiom, degree)
5
easily(casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly)
4
piecemeal(adjective, bit)
4
inchmeal
4
increasingly(moderately, evenly, progressively)
4
drop by drop(expression, idiom, degree)
4
moderately
3
by degrees(expression, adjective, idiom, degree)
3
imperceptibly(simply, somewhat, barely, slowly)
3
inch by inch(expression, idiom, degree, slowness)
3
evenly
3
gently
3
gradatim(slowness, continuity)
2
deliberately(leisurely, casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly)
2
sluggishly(leisurely, casually, unhurriedly)
2
tardily(casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly)
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