Piecemeal
Pronunciation : Piece"meal`
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS. m, dat. pl. of m part. See Meal a portion.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Piece"meal`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. "These piecemeal guilts." Gov. of Tongue.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Piece"meal`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A fragment; a scrap. R. Vaughan.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913