German edit

Pronunciation edit

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Adverb edit

stufenweise

  1. gradually
    stufenweise einführen.to introduce gradually.
  2. progressively, incrementally

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Adjective edit

stufenweise (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular stufenweiser, not comparable)

  1. step-by-step, stepwise, gradual, staged
    ein stufenweises Vorgehena step-by-step approach
    ein stufenweises Auslaufena 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

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