"piecemeal" meaning in English

See piecemeal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ Audio: en-us-piecemeal.ogg [US] Forms: piecemeal [positive], more piecemeal [comparative], most piecemeal [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Made or done piece by piece, or occurring slowly.
    Sense id: simple-piecemeal-en-adj-Pxqrd4MM

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ Audio: en-us-piecemeal.ogg [US]
  1. gradually, slowly, bit by bit; into pieces, into fragments.
    Sense id: simple-piecemeal-en-adv-sgE9LTKH
     
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