"decreasingly" meaning in English

See decreasingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈkɹiːsɪŋ(ɡ)li/ [UK] Forms: more decreasingly [comparative], most decreasingly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English decreasing Middle English -ly English -ly English decreasingly From decreasing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|decreasing|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English decreasing Middle English -ly English -ly English decreasingly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "decreasingly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="decreasingly"> From decreasing + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} decreasingly (comparative more decreasingly, superlative most decreasingly)
  1. In a decreasing manner; progressively less.
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