gradatory
a. படிப்படியாக முன்னேறிச் செல்கிற, நடப்பதற்கு இசைவாக்கப்பட்ட.
Grad"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [See Grade.] 1. Proceeding step by step, or by gradations; gradual. Could we have seen [Macbeth's] crimes darkening on their progress . . . could this gradatory apostasy have been shown us. A. Seward. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: Suitable for walking; -- said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land. Grad"a*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. gradatarium.] (Arch.) Defn: A series of steps from a cloister into a church.