次第に (しだいに) — gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
次第に
し だ い に
Gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
日
が
経
つにつれて
、
天気
は
次第
に
悪化
しつつあった
。
The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.
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