inchmeal

inchmeal
/inch"meel/, adv.
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
[1520-30; INCH1 + -MEAL]

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  • Inchmeal — Inch meal , n. [See {Meal} a part, and cf. {Piecemeal}.] A piece an inch long. [1913 Webster] {By inchmeal}, by small degrees; by inches. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inchmeal — [inch′mēl΄] adv. [ INCH1 + MEAL] gradually; inch by inch: also by inchmeal …   English World dictionary

  • Inchmeal — Inch meal , adv. Little by little; gradually. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inchmeal — Synonyms and related words: bit by bit, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, by snatches, degreewise, drop by drop, foot by foot, gradatim, grade by grade, gradually, in detail, in driblets, in installments, in lots, in small… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • inchmeal — adverb Etymology: 1inch + meal (as in piecemeal) Date: 1530 little by little, gradually …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inchmeal — adverb /ˈɪntʃ.miːl/ gradually, little by little (an inch at a time) …   Wiktionary

  • inchmeal — adv. gradually, progressively; little by little; inch by inch …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inchmeal — adverb by inches; little by little. Origin C16: from inch1 + meal from OE mlum, in the sense measure, quantity taken at one time …   English new terms dictionary

  • inchmeal — inch·meal …   English syllables

  • inchmeal — inch•meal [[t]ˈɪntʃ mil[/t]] adv. by inches; little by little • Etymology: inch I+ meal …   From formal English to slang

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