incremental

[ in-kruh-men-tl, ing- ]

adjective

1. increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series:

   small, incremental tax hikes.

incremental

/ ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, using, or rising by increments

Other Words From

• in·cre·men·tal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incremental¹

First recorded in 1675–85; increment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The substance of the governor’s announcement was incremental.

From Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump’s plans to remake American society is not incremental or gradual.

From Salon

The minimum pay would then climb incrementally each year to reach $30 an hour by July 1, 2028, as the Olympics are set to open.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent years, states that depend on the river have adopted a series of incremental water-saving plans in an effort to prevent the Colorado’s reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.

From Los Angeles Times

The team ran more than 300,000 experiments, incrementally increasing task loads to evaluate how the models managed rising demands.

From Science Daily