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by inches

by inches prepositional phrase: very gradually; by small degrees.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Very gradually; by small degrees.
    • to kill by inches
    • to die by inches

Synonyms of by inches

Questions about by inches

What does by inches mean?
By inches means very gradually; by small degrees.
What part of speech is by inches?
By inches is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by inches in the dictionary

  1. by hell
  2. by hook and by crook
  3. by hook or by crook
  4. by hook or crook
  5. by in large
  6. by inches
  7. by itself
  8. by jabers
  9. by Jesus
  10. by jiminy
  11. by jingo

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