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   piecemeal

   /ˈpiːsmiːl/

   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"

   Word Origin Middle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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