Dictionary
piece•meal
Pronunciation: (pēs'mēl"), [key]—
adv.
1. piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually:
to work piecemeal.
2. into pieces or fragments:
to tear a letter piecemeal.
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adj.
done piecemeal.
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