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Stepwife vs Stepwise - What's the difference?

stepwife | stepwise |

As a noun stepwife

is the ex-wife of one's husband.

As an adjective stepwise is

one (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.

As an adverb stepwise is

one step or stage at a time; step by step.

stepwife

English

Noun

(stepwives)
  • The ex-wife of one's husband.

    • stepwise

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
  • * 2003 , Steven Scott Phelps, tRNA interactions in the ribosomal A-site (page 48)
    • The act of translation requires the stepwise decoding of the mRNA one codon at a time.

    Translations

    * German: (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • One step or stage at a time; step by step

    • Translations

    (one step or stage at a time) * German: (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)