increasing

[ in-kree-sing ]

/ ɪnˈkri sɪŋ /

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adjective

growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.

Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing. Compare decreasing(def 2).

Origin of increasing

First recorded in 1590–1600; see origin at increase, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM increasing

in·creas·ing·ly, adverb un·in·creas·ing, adjective

Words nearby increasing

incoterms, incr., incrassate, increase, increaser, increasing, increate, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment

Example sentences from the Web for increasingly

Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.

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Community policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.

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And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.

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The added charge for access to hotel Wi-Fi is not only exploitative but increasingly irrelevant.

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That explanation is believable…but increasingly less so when you hear Jay talk about the nature of his relationship with Adnan.

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It was a hard and increasingly thankless fight against deep-seated prejudices.

Emma Goldman |Charles A. Madison
Increasingly, during the two years he was in France, Ben was displeased by David's letters.

The Beauty and the Bolshevist |Alice Duer Miller
Rapid expansion encouraged by state, increasingly slowed by inadequate raw material resources and skilled labor.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
You would be charged (in an increasingly threatening voice) with having made sport of the most sacred things!

The Executioner's Knife |Eugne Sue
The moral doctrines of the Psalms and earlier prophets assumed an increasingly political aspect.

The Unseen World and Other Essays |John Fiske

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

increasing

adjective

Origin of increasing

OTHER WORDS FROM increasing

Words nearby increasing

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