Associations to the word «Piecemeal»

Wiktionary

PIECEMEAL, adjective. Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
PIECEMEAL, adverb. Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
PIECEMEAL, adverb. Into pieces or parts.
PIECEMEAL, verb. (transitive) To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.
PIECEMEAL, noun. A fragment; a scrap.

Dictionary definition

PIECEMEAL, adverb. A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal".
PIECEMEAL, adjective. One thing at a time.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky