stufenweise
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
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Adverb
[edit]stufenweise
- gradually
- stufenweise einführen. ― to introduce gradually.
- progressively, incrementally
Related terms
[edit]- reihenweise
- gruppenweise
- scharenweise
- löffelweise
- tellerweise
- scheibchenweise
- portionsweise
- absatzweise
- abschnittweise
- schichtweise
- schrittweise
Adjective
[edit]stufenweise (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular stufenweiser, not comparable)
- step-by-step, stepwise, gradual, staged
- ein stufenweises Vorgehen ― a step-by-step approach
- ein stufenweises Auslaufen ― a gradual phasing out
Usage notes
[edit]Since stufenweise 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 stufenweise (uncomparable, no predicate)
Further reading
[edit]- “stufenweise” in Duden online