Definitions for piecemeal
ˈpisˌmilpiece·meal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwiseadverb

   one thing at a time

2. piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stagesadverb

   a little bit at a time

   "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piecemealadverb

   Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

2. piecemealadverb

   Into pieces or parts.

3. piecemealadjective

   Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

4. Etymology: pecemeale, from pece + mele (from mælum, dative plural form of mæl), equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piecemealadjective

   Single; separate; divided.

   Other blasphemies level; some at one attribute, some at another: but this by a more compendious impiety, shoots at his very being, and as if it scorned these piecemeal guilts, sets up a single monster big enough to devour them all. Gov. of the Tong.

2. Piecemealadverb

   In pieces; in fragments.

   Etymology: pice and mel ; a word in Saxon of the same import.

   Why did I not his carcass piecemeal tear,
   And cast it in the sea. John Denham.

   I’ll be torn piecemeal by a horse,
   E’er I’ll take you for better or worse. Hudibras.

   Neither was the body then subject to distempers, to die by piecemeal, and languish under coughs or consumptions. South.

   Stage editors printed from the common piecemeal written parts in the playhouse. Alexander Pope.

   Piecemeal they win this acre first, then that;
   Glean on and gather up the whole estate. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piecemeal

   Piecemeal denotes something being done piece by piece or one stage at a time.

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1. piecemeal

   Piecemeal refers to something that is done, made, or achieved gradually, in stages, or in separate parts rather than all at once or as a whole. It usually implies lack of planning or harmony and indicates the absence of an organized or systematic approach.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Piecemealadverb

   in pieces; in parts or fragments

2. Piecemealadverb

   piece by piece; by little and little in succession

3. Piecemealadjective

   made up of parts or pieces; single; separate

4. Piecemealnoun

   a fragment; a scrap

5. Etymology: [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS. mlum, dat. pl. of ml part. See Meal a portion.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of piecemeal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of piecemeal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of piecemeal in a Sentence

1. General Boykin:

   They [LGBT activists] are shrewd, they are very well organized and they are unified – which is something the Church is not, the Church is not unified. Therefore, the church fights piecemeal battles rather than doing what the LGBT community did in my case. They came together and launched a major attack and they succeeded.

2. William LeoGrande:

   There’s a danger ... the Biden administration will fall back into the old habit of a piecemeal, quid pro quo approach in which the United States takes only limited steps and demands Cuban concessions on its internal politics, that’s a formula for paralysis.

3. Andrea Zaccardi:

   It's very disappointing to see them moving forward with this, it seems that Montana is taking a piecemeal approach to how they view grizzly bear recovery.

4. Tate Reeves:

   I( had) taken a piecemeal approach( to masks) because I believe firmly that this was the best way to get the most number of people to participate, i believe that there is enough motivation( now) to safely get our kids in school that we can really juice the participation of mask wearing throughout our state for the next two weeks.

5. Kenneth Leung:

   Many of these recommendations are really piecemeal, superficial and general, they cannot just rely on the IPCC report alone to pretend that all these issues have been dealt with and settled.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=piecemeal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Piecemeal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=piecemeal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piecemeal
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piecemeal