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- Dictionarypiecemeal/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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The meaning of PIECEMEAL is one piece at a time : gradually. How to use piecemeal in a sentence.
PIECEMEAL definition: 1. not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways: 2. not done…. Learn more.
PIECEMEAL meaning: 1. not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways: 2. not done…. Learn more.
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.
If you describe a change or process as piecemeal, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and is probably not satisfactory. [ disapproval ] The piecemeal approach, one country after another, is not a good one.
Piecemeal definition: piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually. See examples of PIECEMEAL used in a sentence.
1. by degrees; bit by bit; gradually. 2. in or into pieces or piece from piece: to tear something piecemeal. adj. fragmentary or unsystematic: a piecemeal approach. [C13 pecemele, from piece + -mele, from Old English mælum quantity taken at one time]
done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning. a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem. piecemeal changes. Alterations have been carried out on a piecemeal basis.
adjective, adverb. uk / ˈpiːsmiːl / us. Add to word list. happening very gradually: The land is being sold in a piecemeal fashion over a number of years. (Definition of piecemeal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of piecemeal. in Chinese (Traditional) 一步一步的(地), 逐漸的(地), 逐個的(地)… See more.
Piecemeal Definition. Piece by piece; in small amounts or degrees. In pieces; apart. Accomplished or made in stages. Made or done in pieces or one piece at a time. To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember. A fragment; a scrap.