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- DictionaryPiece·meal/ˈpēsˌmēl/
adjective
- 1. characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time: "the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development"
adverb
- 1. in an unsystematic way, through partial measures taken over a period of time: "many organizations have been built up piecemeal"
adj. fragmentary or unsystematic: a piecemeal approach. Etymology: 13th Century pecemele, from piece + -mele, from Old English mælum quantity taken at one time. 'piecemeal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): asset-stripping - fritter - meal - wadmal.
Definition of piecemeal. as in gradual. proceeding or changing by steps or degrees a piecemeal attempt to remedy the traffic congestion. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. gradual. phased. incremental. step-by-step. gradational. progressive. tapered. stepped. imperceptible. decrescent. increscent. inching. Antonyms & Near Antonyms. sudden. abrupt
Definitions of 'piecemeal' If you describe a change or process as piecemeal, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and is probably not satisfactory. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'piecemeal' British English: piːsmiːl American English: pismil. More. Synonyms of 'piecemeal'
Piecemeal - Done or happening in a gradual or incremental manner, involving the completion of individual parts or tasks one at a time, rather than all at once.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb piecemeal. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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adverb. These are words and phrases related to piecemeal. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of piecemeal. The stamp collection was gathered piecemeal. Synonyms. gradually. bit by bit. inchwise. by degrees. They undertook the tasks piecemeal. Synonyms. separately. fractionally. disjointedly.
