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inch by inch

inch by inch adverb: gradually or incrementally.

Adverb

inch by inch (comparative more inch by inch, superlative most inch by inch)

  1. (idiomatic) Gradually or incrementally.

Forms of inch by inch

comparativemore inch by inch
superlativemost inch by inch

Questions about inch by inch

What does inch by inch mean?
Inch by inch means gradually or incrementally.
What part of speech is inch by inch?
Inch by inch is an adverb.

Words near inch by inch in the dictionary

  1. incesty
  2. inch
  3. inch along
  4. inch away
  5. inch back
  6. inch by inch
  7. inch field
  8. inch fields
  9. inch forward
  10. inch plum
  11. inch resting

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