piecemealingn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːsmiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpisˌmilɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piecemeal v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < piecemeal v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of dividing something into pieces; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun]

partinga1382

distinctiona1387

partition1517

quartering1555

distincting1570

distinguishing1587

dividedness1656

scission1676

dismembering1677

dismemberment1727

splitting1737

repulsion1771

dipartition1838

splitting1847

piecemealing1853

diaeresis1856

fission1865

split-up1878

1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 259 The division, the piece-mealing of Germany, is the strength of Russia.

1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled vii. xi. 229 A good demonstration of the rationale of this piecemealing of the personality for attack was given the other day by a caricaturist.

1977 W. Berry Unsettling of Amer. vii. 111 The disconnection of body and soul and the other piecemealings of the modern period.

2003 Ventura County (Calif.) Star (Nexis) 11 May b13 The ‘piecemealing’ of a multiphase project.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† piecemealingadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piecemeal v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < piecemeal v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier piecemeal adv. and also -ing suffix⁴.

Obsolete. rare.

One piece at a time; by degrees.

ΚΠ

a1700 Oxf. Laureat in S. Johnson Yalden in Lives Eng. Poets (1779) I. 436 Had he ta'en the whole ode, as he took it piece-mealing, They had fin'd him but ten-pence at most.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	piecemealing
释义	piecemealingn. Brit. /ˈpiːsmiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpisˌmilɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piecemeal v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < piecemeal v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of dividing something into pieces; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] partinga1382 distinctiona1387 partition1517 quartering1555 distincting1570 distinguishing1587 dividedness1656 scission1676 dismembering1677 dismemberment1727 splitting1737 repulsion1771 dipartition1838 splitting1847 piecemealing1853 diaeresis1856 fission1865 split-up1878 1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 259 The division, the piece-mealing of Germany, is the strength of Russia. 1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled vii. xi. 229 A good demonstration of the rationale of this piecemealing of the personality for attack was given the other day by a caricaturist. 1977 W. Berry Unsettling of Amer. vii. 111 The disconnection of body and soul and the other piecemealings of the modern period. 2003 Ventura County (Calif.) Star (Nexis) 11 May b13 The ‘piecemealing’ of a multiphase project. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † piecemealingadv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piecemeal v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < piecemeal v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier piecemeal adv. and also -ing suffix⁴. Obsolete. rare. One piece at a time; by degrees. ΚΠ a1700 Oxf. Laureat in S. Johnson Yalden in Lives Eng. Poets (1779) I. 436 Had he ta'en the whole ode, as he took it piece-mealing, They had fin'd him but ten-pence at most. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1853adv.a1700
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