"stairwise" meaning in English

See stairwise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From stair + -wise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stair|wise}} stair + -wise Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stairwise (not comparable)
  1. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stairwise-en-adj-7BlBNb5h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Adverb

Etymology: From stair + -wise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stair|wise}} stair + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} stairwise (not comparable)
  1. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stairwise-en-adv-7BlBNb5h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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