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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
Word History and Origins
Origin of piecemeal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of piecemeal1
Example Sentences
Rachel Bradburne, of the National Association of Funeral Directors, said the "piecemeal" nature of the system was "frustrating" and the current system was "full of bottlenecks and delays".
Proponents said a new agency was needed to make housing decisions that benefit the whole region, rather than relying on piecemeal funding from the county’s 88 cities.
“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.”
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