Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

inchmeal

 - 2 dictionary results

inch⋅meal

[inch-meel]
–adverb
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.

Origin:
1520–30; inch 1 + -meal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To inchmeal
inch·meal   (ĭnch'mēl')   
adv.  Little by little; gradually.

[inch1 + (piece)meal.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see inchmeal on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: