(~s)
1.
Someone who is ~ or has ~ ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones.
...a ~ businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936...
The children go to a ~ school.
? conservative
ADJ
•
A ~ is someone who is ~.
The Republicans were deeply split between ~s and conservatives.
? conservative
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ change happens gradually over a period of time.
One prominent symptom of the disease is ~ loss of memory.
= gradual
? sudden
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Her symptoms became ~ly worse...
The amount of grant the council received from the Government was ~ly reduced.
= gradually
ADV: ADV compar, ADV with v
3.
In grammar, ~ means the same as continuous .
ADJ: ADJ n