Adverb
In a gradual manner.
In degree.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop. Confucius
O most grateful burden, which comforts them that carry it! The burdens of earthly masters gradually wear out the strength of those who carry them; but the burden of Christ assists the bearers of it, because we carry not grace, but grace us. John Chrysostom
Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still. Robert Sternberg
You can bend an alder-tree, if you do it gradually. Russian Proverb
It's gradually that castles are built. Irish Proverb
Like a shadow in the morning, the friendship of the ignoble man is great at first, then gradually decreases and disappears. Like a shadow in the after noon, the friendship of the noble man is small at first, then gradually increases. Traditional Proverb