stufenweise
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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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