stückchenweise

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Stückchen +‎ -weise.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtʏkçənˌvaɪ̯zə]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stück‧chen‧wei‧se

Adverb[edit]

stückchenweise

  1. in bits and pieces, in a piecemeal fashion, piecewise, piece by piece, little by little, bit by bit, by the slice
    Synonyms: Stück für Stück, stückweise, häppchenweise, brockenweise
    Die Kunden können Pizza stückchenweise bestellen.Customers can order pizza by the slice.
    Die Sammlung wurde stückchenweise verkauft.The collection was sold in pieces.

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Adjective[edit]

stückchenweise (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular stückchenweiser, not comparable)

  1. piecemeal, piece-by-piece
    Synonym: stückweise
    die stückchenweise Verbesserungthe piecemeal improvement
    die stückchenweise Umsetzungthe piecemeal implementation

Usage notes[edit]

Since stückchenweise is originally an adverb, its use as an adjective is still frowned upon by some, although it has become common in contemporary German.

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