What part of speech is stepwise?

Stepwise can be categorized as an adjective and an adverb.

Parts of speech

Adjective
stepwise - One small step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.
Adverb
stepwise - proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise"

#		Sentence
1.	adv.	The voltage was increased stepwise.

Sentence
adv.
The voltage was increased stepwise.

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