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Continuously vs Gradually - What's the difference?

continuously | gradually |

As adverbs the difference between continuously and gradually

is that continuously is without pause while gradually is in a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

continuously

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Without pause.
    • The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.

    gradually

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
  • (obsolete) by degrees
    • Human reason doth not only gradually , but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. — Grew.