step-by-step

See also: step by step

English

Adjective

step-by-step (comparative more step-by-step, superlative most step-by-step)

1. Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

   Synonym: stepwise

   The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.

Translations

proceeding from one step to the next in sequence

• Danish: trinvis
• Finnish: vaiheittainen (fi), askelittainen
• German: schrittweise (de), in Einzelschritten
• Russian: поша́говый (ru) (pošágovyj), поэта́пный (ru) (poetápnyj)
• Swedish: steg för steg (sv), stegvis (sv)
• Ukrainian: покро́ковий (pokrókovyj)

Noun

step-by-step (plural step-by-steps)

1. (informal) A step-by-step guide.

   Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry.