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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Piecemeal

/pēs'-mēlˌ/ · Piece·meal · IPA /ˈpiːs.miːl/
01 adv. In pieces; in parts or fragments.
  1. 1.
    In pieces; in parts or fragments.
    “The beasts will tear thee piecemeal.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    Piece by piece; by little and little in succession.
    “Piecemeal they win, this acre first, than that.” — Pope.
02 a. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
  1. 1.
    Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
03 n. A fragment; a scrap.
  1. 1.
    A fragment; a scrap.