Stepmeal
//ˈstɛpˌmiːl// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees. not-comparable, uncommon
"He who would see it with his mind's eye must begin by very little, and then by little and little climb nigher and nigher, and stepmeal, as if he were climbing on a ladder, and would be up on some sea'cliff; […]"
Example
More examples"He who would see it with his mind's eye must begin by very little, and then by little and little climb nigher and nigher, and stepmeal, as if he were climbing on a ladder, and would be up on some sea'cliff; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal.
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