3 entries under this word

Piecemeal

Pièce'méal, adv.

adverb

[See MEAL.] 1. In pieces; in fragments. “On which it piecemeal broke.” Chapman. 2. By pieces; by little and little in succession. Piecemeal they win—this acre first, then that. Pope.

Pièce'méal, a.

adjective

a. Made of parts or pieces; single; separate.

Piēçe′mēal, n.

noun

n. A small piece; a fragment.