English Explanatory Dictionary

stepmeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛpˌmiːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stepmeal.wav /ˈstɛpˌmil/ [ˈstɛpˌmiəɫ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-stepmeal.wav

Word forms

stepmeal

Etymology

From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal.

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