stückweise
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]stückweise
- in bits and pieces, piecewise, piece by piece, bit by bit, little by little
- Synonyms: Stück für Stück, stückchenweise, häppchenweise, brockenweise
- Dokumente werden oftmals stückweise übermittelt. ― Documents are often sent in bits and pieces.
Related terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stückweise (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular stückweiser, not comparable)
- piecemeal, piece-by-piece
- der stückweise Ansatz ― the piecemeal approach
- die stückweise Durchführung ― the piecemeal implementation
Usage notes
[edit]Since stückweise is originally an adverb, its use as an adjective is still frowned upon by some, although it has become common in contemporary German.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of stückweise (uncomparable, no predicate)
Further reading
[edit]- “stückweise” in Duden online