piecemeal
[ pees-meel ]
/ ˈpisˌmil /
adverb
piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal.
into pieces or fragments: to tear a letter piecemeal.
adjective
done piecemeal.
Words nearby piecemeal
piece of the action,
piece out,
piece rate,
piece together,
piece-dyed,
piecemeal,
piecer,
piecewise,
piecework,
piecrust,
piecrust table
Example sentences from the Web for piecemeal
British Dictionary definitions for piecemeal
piecemeal
/ (ˈpiːsˌmiːl) /
adverb
by degrees; bit by bit; gradually
in or into pieces or piece from piece
to tear something piecemeal
adjective
fragmentary or unsystematic
a piecemeal approach
Word Origin for piecemeal
C13
pecemele, from
piece +
-mele, from Old English
mælum quantity taken at one time