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- [pees-meel]
- /ˈpisˌmil/
- /ˈpiːs.miːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pees-meel]
- /ˈpisˌmil/
Definitions of piecemeal word
- adverb piecemeal piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal. 1
- adverb piecemeal into pieces or fragments: to tear a letter piecemeal. 1
- adjective piecemeal done piecemeal. 1
- adjective piecemeal in pieces 1
- adverb piecemeal bit by bit 1
- adverb piecemeal into pieces 1
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Origin of piecemeal
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English pecemele; replacing Old English styccemǣlum. See piece, -meal
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Parts of speech for Piecemeal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piecemeal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piecemeal
adv piecemeal
- at best — You use at best to indicate that even if you describe something as favourably as possible or if it performs as well as it possibly can, it is still not very good.
- at least — You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.
- at most — at the maximum
- at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- bit by bit — If something happens bit by bit, it happens in stages.
adj piecemeal
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- fragmentary — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
adjective piecemeal
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- fitfully — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
adverb piecemeal
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
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