BY DEGREES

Definition: BY DEGREES

BY DEGREES

1. Step by step; by little and little; by moderate advances. ``I'll leave it by degrees.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Degree

Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado.

Nonincrease, Decrease

Phrase: " a gilded halo hovering round decay "; " fine by degrees and beautifully less ".

Slowness

Gradually; Adjective: gradatim; by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little; step by step, one step at a time; inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim; consecutively.

Crosswords: BY DEGREES

Change by Degrees (1975)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thus, whether a family by degrees grew up into a common-wealth, and the fatherly authority being continued on to the elder son, every one in his turn growing up under it, tacitly submitted to it, and the easiness and equality of it not offending any one, every one acquiesced, till time seemed to have confirmed it, and settled a right of succession by prescription: or whether several families, or the descendants of several families, whom chance, neighbourhood, or business brought together, uniting into society, the need of a general, whose conduct might defend them against their enemies in war, and the great confidence the innocence and sincerity of that poor but virtuous age, (such as are almost all those which begin governments, that ever come to last in the world) gave men one of another, made the first beginners of commonwealths generally put the rule into one man's hand, without any other express limitation or restraint, but what the nature of the thing, and the end of government required: which ever of those it was that at first put the rule into the hands of a single person, certain it is no body was intrusted with it but for the public good and safety, and to those ends, in the infancies of commonwealths, those who had it commonly used it. (Second Treatise of Government)

By degrees they sink into the category of the reactionary conservative Socialists depicted above, differing from these only by more systematic pedantry, and by their fanatical and superstitious belief in the miraculous effects of their social science. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

By degrees, nor very slowly, her handiwork became what would now be termed the fashion.

By degrees the features became definite, although enveloped in darkness.

He thought his ears being used to such abominable words, might by degrees admit them with less detestation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Economic History

Finland

Price support for arable crops, milk and beef is lowered by degrees, and losses to agriculture are compensated for through an increase in direct payments. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Albanian

hap pas hapi, gradualisht (by and by, gradually, insensibly, little by little). (various references)

Arabic 

‏تدريجيا (bit by bit, gradually, gradualness, progressively). (various references)

Bulgarian 

постепенно (bit by bit, gradually, inchmeal, insensibly, little by little, piecemeal). (various references)

Czech

postupnì (as you go along, gradually, little by little), ponenáhlu (gradually, piecemeal). (various references)

Finnish

vähitellen (by and by, gradually, little by little), asteittain (gradually), aste asteelta (step by step). (various references)

French

graduellement (bit by bit). (various references)

German

nach und nach (bit by bit, gradually, in easy stages, little by little). (various references)

Greek 

βαθμιαία (gradually). (various references)

Hebrew 

ב�"�"ר�'�" (bit by bit, gradually). (various references)

Hungarian

fokozatosan (gradu, gradually, increasingly, progressively, to fade in). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

段段 (gradually), 段々 (gradually), 一歩一歩 (step by step). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

いっぽいっぽ (step by step), � �"� �" (gradually). (various references)

Manx

veggan as ny veggan (gradually, little by little). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay egreesday

Romanian

treptat (gradual, gradually, imperceptible, inchmeal, piecemeal, progressive). (various references)

Russian 

постепенно (bit by bit, by step, gradually, insensibly, little by little, step by step). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

po stepenima (degree: by degrees). (various references)

Spanish

gradualmente (bit by bit, gradually). (various references)

Swedish

stegvis (gradual, gradually, step by step), gradvis (gradual, gradually, inch by inch, phased), efterhand (gradually, step by step). (various references)

Turkish

derece derece (by stages, gradual, gradually, progressively), azar azar (bit by bit, by dribblets, by driblets, by inches, by slow degrees, gradually, in dribs and drabs, inch by inch, little by little). (various references)

Ukrainian

поступово (a bit at a time, bit by bit, gradatim, gradually, inch by inch, some and some, step by step), потрошку. (various references)

paulatim, sensim. (various references)

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