adj
piecemeal
Piecemeal (adj) means Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
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Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
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Etymology
From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal.
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"piecemeal" (adj) means made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.