1. Adverb (fukushi)

   increasingly; more and more

   Usually written using kana alone

   われわれは彼をますます尊敬した。

2. decreasingly; less and less

   Usually written using kana alonewhen declining

Also written 益【ますます】masumasu、増々【ますます】masumasu、増す増す【ますます】masumasu