gradatory
/ˈɡreɪdəˌtɔri/
adjective
- Arranged in steps or degrees; progressing gradually from one level to another.
- The company introduced a gradatory pay scale, so employees earn more as they gain experience.
- The staircase had a gradatory design, with each step slightly higher than the last.
- The museum's exhibit was designed in a gradatory fashion, leading visitors from ancient to modern art.
- Relating to or involving a series of stages or levels, especially in a system of classification.
- The training program was gradatory, starting with basic skills and moving to advanced techniques.
- The teacher used a gradatory system of rewards, giving small prizes for each completed assignment.
- In biology, gradatory evolution describes small changes that accumulate over time.
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