In gradual steps; bit by bit.

A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)

plural of degree

Having an academic degree.

1 (outdated) To an extreme; exceedingly. / Somewhat, a little

A surname.

plural of degree day

A measure of heating or cooling, computed as the integral of a function of time that generally varies with temperature.

(dated, before 1968) The unit of temperature, the kelvin.

(law) The most severe level of felony, typically involving planning or other aggravating factors.