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piecemeal
[ pees-meel ]
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.
piecemeal
/ ˈ辱ːˌː /
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of piecemeal1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of piecemeal1
Example Sentences
“It’s piecemeal,” her 89-year-old husband Verne said about stocking up again.
Long, uninterrupted scenes also allow a superb cast to dive into character and the moment, a luxury piecemeal film production doesn’t afford.
“I have some staff out there. We’re getting it piecemeal because there’s no formal announcement.”
Reforms have followed bad fires, but they tend to be piecemeal, a city here, a city there, and most often too late, and almost always reactive.
Some areas have already reorganised their structures and have elected mayors, but the picture is pretty piecemeal across England.
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