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piecemeal

[ pees-meel ]

adverb

  1. piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually:

    to work piecemeal.

  2. into pieces or fragments:

    to tear a letter piecemeal.



adjective

  1. done piecemeal.

piecemeal

/ ˈ辱ːˌː /

adverb

  1. by degrees; bit by bit; gradually
  2. in or into pieces or piece from piece

    to tear something piecemeal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. fragmentary or unsystematic

    a piecemeal approach

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of piecemeal1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English pecemele; replacing Old English ٲ⳦ǣܳ, piece, -meal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of piecemeal1

C13 pecemele, from piece + -mele, from Old English æܳ quantity taken at one time
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“It’s piecemeal,” her 89-year-old husband Verne said about stocking up again.

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Long, uninterrupted scenes also allow a superb cast to dive into character and the moment, a luxury piecemeal film production doesn’t afford.

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“I have some staff out there. We’re getting it piecemeal because there’s no formal announcement.”

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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.

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Some areas have already reorganised their structures and have elected mayors, but the picture is pretty piecemeal across England.

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