acceleratedlyadv.
/əkˈsɛləreɪtᵻdli/, /akˈsɛləreɪtᵻdli/, U.S. /əkˈsɛləˌreɪdᵻdli/, /ækˈsɛləˌreɪdᵻdli/ rare.
In an accelerated manner; with ever increasing speed.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > [adverb] > to or at greater speed
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acceleratedly1753
1753 Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 198 A weight on the piston, driving it to a depth of five feet..within the cavity of the cylinder; acceleratedly, till friction and an impediment from the steam..shall equal the accelerative force.
1846 ‘Proteus’ Social Infl. I. 341 But he pshawed onward, acceleratedly, and without a subsequent syllable: tript, nevertheless, again: and lay prostrated with the pavement.
1960 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 24 354/2 Wildlife managers increasingly realize that wildlife becomes, acceleratedly, a part of a great outdoor recreation complex.
2002 Materials Sci. & Engin. A. 334 322/2 The creep strain and its corresponding creep rate started to increase acceleratedly with increasing stress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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