Search Result:step by step
Overview of adj step_by_step
The adj step-by-step has 1 sense
- bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise -- (one thing at a time)
Overview of adv step_by_step
The adv step by step has 2 senses
- gradually, bit by bit, step by step -- (in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim")
- stepwise, step by step -- (proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise")