incrementally-finished
|in-cre-men-tal-ly-fin-ished|
/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəli ˈfɪnɪʃt/
step-by-step completion
Etymology
'incrementally-finished' originates from the combination of 'incrementally' and 'finished'. 'Incrementally' comes from 'increment', which originates from Latin 'incrementum', meaning 'growth' or 'increase'. 'Finished' comes from Old French 'finir', meaning 'to end' or 'to complete'.
'incrementally' evolved from the Latin 'incrementum' through Old French 'increment', while 'finished' evolved from Old French 'finir'. The combination of these words into 'incrementally-finished' is a modern English construct.
Initially, 'increment' meant 'growth' or 'increase', and 'finished' meant 'to complete'. The combination 'incrementally-finished' now means 'completed in stages'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
completed in stages or steps, with each stage adding to the previous one.
The project was incrementally-finished over several months.
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