Thesaurus: piecemeal

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1. adv. In pieces; in parts or fragments.
2. adv. Piece by piece; by little and little in succession.
3. a. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
4. n. A fragment; a scrap.
5. adj. one thing at a time
6. adv. a little bit at a time
7. 1. In pieces; in parts or fragments. "On which it piecemeal brake." Chapman. The beasts will tear thee piecemeal. Tennyson. 2. Piece by piece; by little and little in succession. Piecemeal they win, this acre first, than that. Pope. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. "These piecemeal guilts." Gov. of Tongue. A fragment; a scrap. R. Vaughan.
8. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. "These piecemealguilts." Gov. of Tongue.
9. r:38/j:62 r. a little bit at a time