| a. | 1. | Proceeding step by step, or by gradations; gradual. |
| 2. | (Zool.) Suitable for walking; - said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land. | |
| n. | 1. | (Arch.) A series of steps from a cloister into a church. |
| Adj. | 1. | gradatory - slowly and smoothly Synonyms: gradational, graduated |