'Little by little' definitions:
Definition of 'little by little'
(from WordNet)
adverb
A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [syn: piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stages]
adverb
By a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: by inches, little by little, by small degrees]
Definition of 'Little by little'
From: GCIDE
- Little \Lit"tle\, n.
- 1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- Much was in little writ. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- There are many expressions, which carrying with them no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my ignorance. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small degree or scale; miniature. " His picture in little." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited extent; somewhat; for a short time. " Stay a little." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The painter flattered her a little. --Shak.
- By little and little, or Little by little, by slow degrees; piecemeal; gradually. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'little by little'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bit by bit,
- by degrees,
- by inches,
- by inchmeal,
- by slow degrees,
- by snatches,
- degreewise,
- drop by drop,
- foot by foot,
- gradatim,
- grade by grade,
- gradually,
- in detail,
- in driblets,
- in installments,
- in lots,
- in small doses,
- in snatches,
- inch by inch,
- inchmeal,
- part by part,
- piece by piece,
- piecemeal,
- slowly,
- step by step
Words containing 'Little by little'
- By little and little,
- Little,
- Littleness,
- a little,
- Do-little,
- Little America,
- Little Canada,
- Little Chute,
- Little Creek,
- Little Eagle,
- Little Elm,
- Little Englander,
- Little Englandism,
- Little Falls,
- Little Falls, ME,
- Little Ferry,
- Little Flock,
- Little Meadows,
- Little Mountain,
- Little Rhody,
- Little River,
- Little Rock,
- Little Silver,
- Little Sioux,
- Little Valley,
- Little York,
- Little York, IN,
- Little cassino,
- Little chief,
- Little finger,
- Little go,
- Little hours,
- Little masters,
- Little neck,
- Little ones,
- Little peach,
- Little slam,
- Little swimmer,
- Little woodcock,
- Malcolm Little,
- To make little of,
- To set little by,
- chicken little,
- even a little,
- little auk,
- little barley,
- little bear,
- little bighorn,
- little bluebill,
- little brother,
- little bustard,
- little clubmoss,
- little corporal,
- little dictionary,
- little dipper,
- little dog,
- little egret,
- little fellow,
- little giant,
- little girl,
- little grebe,
- little hand,
- little horn,
- little innocents,
- little joe,
- little john,
- little known,
- little league,
- little leaguer,
- little magpie,
- little minded,
- little missouri,
- little office,
- little owl,
- little phoebe,
- little potato,
- little sister,
- little skate,
- little sparrow,
- little terror,
- little theater,
- little theatre,
- little toe,
- little wabash,
- little whaup,
- quite a little,
- Little America, WY,
- Little Canada, MN,
- Little Chute, WI,
- Little Creek, DE,
- Little Eagle, SD,
- Little Elm, TX,
- Little Falls, MN,
- Little Falls, NJ,
- Little Falls, NY,
- Little Ferry, NJ,
- Little Flock, AR,
- Little Grass Valley,
- Little Meadows, PA,
- Little Mountain, SC,
- Little River County,
- Little River, AR,
- Little River, KS,
- Little River, SC,
- Little River, TX,
- Little Rock, AR,
- Little Rock, IA,
- Little Rock, MN,
- Little Round Lake,
- Little Silver, NJ,
- Little Sioux, IA,
- Little Sisters of the Poor,
- Little Valley, NY,
- Little York, IL,
- Little chief hare,
- Little-ease,
- North Little Rock,
- West Little River,
- battle of little bighorn,
- battle of the little bighorn,
- little bighorn river,
- little black ant,
- little blue heron,
- little brown bat,
- little brown myotis,
- little club moss,
- little ebony spleenwort,
- little golden zinnia,
- little lord fauntleroy,
- little missouri river,
- little mo connolly,
- little sioux river,
- little spotted skunk,
- little swamp eagle,
- little swamp hen,
- little wabash river,
- little wood pie,
- little-known,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley,
- Little Grass Valley, CA,
- Little River County, AR,
- Little River-Academy,
- Little Round Lake, WI,
- Little-neck clam,
- North Little Rock, AR,
- West Little River, FL,
- little ant-bear,
- little red riding hood,
- little-head snakeweed,
- little-leaf fig,
- little-league team,
- paraffin little affinity series,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT,
- Little Falls-South Windham,
- Little Falls-South Windham, ME,
- Little River-Academy, TX,
- little petty small small-minded