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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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIECEMEAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Piecemeal means not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › piecemealPiecemeal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Piecemeal means one piece at a time or in pieces or fragments. It can be used as an adverb or an adjective. See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPIECEMEAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Piecemeal means not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its pronunciation and translations in other languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › piecemealPIECEMEAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Piecemeal definition: piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually. See examples of PIECEMEAL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIECEMEAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Piecemeal means happening gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and being fragmentary or unsystematic. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of piecemeal with sentences from The Guardian and other sources.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › piecemealPiecemeal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you do something piecemeal, you're doing it little by little, but in a seemingly random way, with no order or system. Say you're a computer geek and someone calls you desperate to find out how to fix a computer that's just crashed.

  8. www.grammarly.com › blog › piecemealPiecemeal Meaning and Usage | Grammarly

    Piecemeal is about pieces, not peace. What Does Piecemeal Mean? When you say something is piecemeal, you mean that it was made or done in a series of steps, not all at once. Some of the synonyms for piecemeal might explain the word better: gradual, one piece at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, or fragmented.