stückchenweise

German

Etymology

From Stückchen +‎ -weise.

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

Adverb

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

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

  1. piecemeal, piece-by-piece
    Synonym: stückweise
    die stückchenweise Verbesserung ― the piecemeal improvement
    die stückchenweise Umsetzung ― the piecemeal implementation

Usage notes

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.

Declension

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