Definition of piecemeal in English:

piecemeal

adjective & adverb ˈpiːsmiːl

Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.
as adjective the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development
as adverb many organizations have been built up piecemeal
Example sentencesExamples
- He said that the changes to the ministry were being done on a strategic basis and were not piecemeal or temporary.
- They should not be allowed to do piecemeal work but lay a fresh road.
- For many years, a lot of hard-working people have tried to tackle those problems in a piecemeal fashion.
- The union is against plans to introduce the change to a six-term school year being introduced across the country in a piecemeal way.
- Recently we have seen some good developments but we have also seen some botched piecemeal developments.
- One major problem of this piecemeal approach is that the source of distortions is obscured.
- Because of the high cost and complexity of the project, it's been built piecemeal.
- In comparison, all other tax deduction measures are too piecemeal, and too minimal, in effect.
- They agreed that it demanded a concerted response, not piecemeal action.
- Despite this the approach seems to be piecemeal and applied only to initiatives at the margins of health policy.
- The inquiry should ask why a piecemeal approach was allowed, and why different sets of stalls are used in tests and on courses.
- More than six writers took turns hacking at the story-line, which resulted in a rather piecemeal plot.
- Otherwise, change through the present client system would only lead to piecemeal change.
- He said a traffic survey of the whole estate was needed rather than taking a piecemeal approach.
- Some see that as a kind of visionary genius that goes beyond limited piecemeal approaches.
- The piecemeal approach means that there is some repetition and that the conclusions are necessarily modest.
- So he is forced into a feebly slow, piecemeal approach to an issue where boldness above all is required.
- The Court might seek to change parts of it piecemeal and over a period of time as this would appear to be less provocative towards an elected body.
- The script is written in a piecemeal fashion depending on the availability of artistes, both male and female.
- He believed the entire matter should be put back for one month to prevent the matter being done piecemeal.
Synonyms
a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, in/by fits and starts, in bits
bittily, irregularly, erratically, unevenly, discontinuously, disjointedly, unsystematically
rare inchmeal

Origin

Middle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense 'measure, quantity taken at one time'.

meal from Old English:
Meal meaning ‘the edible part of any grain or pulse’ goes back to an ancient root shared with Latin molere ‘to grind’, which shares a root with mill. The meal at which food is eaten has a root meaning ‘to measure’. In Old English meal also meant ‘a measure’, a use which survives in piecemeal (Middle English) ‘a bit at a time’. The expression to make a meal of dates from the early 17th century in the sense ‘to take advantage of’, but the notion ‘to make something unduly laborious’ goes back only to the 1960s. The idea behind mealy-mouthed, ‘afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly’, is of a person having their mouth full of meal and so being afraid to open it fully. It is first recorded in the 1570s, and probably comes from an old German proverb.

Definition of piecemeal in US English:

piecemeal

adverb & adjectiveˈpēsˌmēlˈpisˌmil

Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.
as adjective the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development
as adverb some can only be had as part of a package, while others can be installed piecemeal
Example sentencesExamples
- The Court might seek to change parts of it piecemeal and over a period of time as this would appear to be less provocative towards an elected body.
- Because of the high cost and complexity of the project, it's been built piecemeal.
- So he is forced into a feebly slow, piecemeal approach to an issue where boldness above all is required.
- More than six writers took turns hacking at the story-line, which resulted in a rather piecemeal plot.
- Some see that as a kind of visionary genius that goes beyond limited piecemeal approaches.
- In comparison, all other tax deduction measures are too piecemeal, and too minimal, in effect.
- One major problem of this piecemeal approach is that the source of distortions is obscured.
- Otherwise, change through the present client system would only lead to piecemeal change.
- He said a traffic survey of the whole estate was needed rather than taking a piecemeal approach.
- The piecemeal approach means that there is some repetition and that the conclusions are necessarily modest.
- He said that the changes to the ministry were being done on a strategic basis and were not piecemeal or temporary.
- The script is written in a piecemeal fashion depending on the availability of artistes, both male and female.
- He believed the entire matter should be put back for one month to prevent the matter being done piecemeal.
- The union is against plans to introduce the change to a six-term school year being introduced across the country in a piecemeal way.
- Recently we have seen some good developments but we have also seen some botched piecemeal developments.
- Despite this the approach seems to be piecemeal and applied only to initiatives at the margins of health policy.
- They agreed that it demanded a concerted response, not piecemeal action.
- The inquiry should ask why a piecemeal approach was allowed, and why different sets of stalls are used in tests and on courses.
- For many years, a lot of hard-working people have tried to tackle those problems in a piecemeal fashion.
- They should not be allowed to do piecemeal work but lay a fresh road.
Synonyms
a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, by fits and starts, in fits and starts, in bits

Origin

Middle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time’.

单词	piecemeal
释义	Definition of piecemeal in English: piecemeal adjective & adverb ˈpiːsmiːl Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time. as adjective the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development as adverb many organizations have been built up piecemeal Example sentencesExamples He said that the changes to the ministry were being done on a strategic basis and were not piecemeal or temporary. They should not be allowed to do piecemeal work but lay a fresh road. For many years, a lot of hard-working people have tried to tackle those problems in a piecemeal fashion. The union is against plans to introduce the change to a six-term school year being introduced across the country in a piecemeal way. Recently we have seen some good developments but we have also seen some botched piecemeal developments. One major problem of this piecemeal approach is that the source of distortions is obscured. Because of the high cost and complexity of the project, it's been built piecemeal. In comparison, all other tax deduction measures are too piecemeal, and too minimal, in effect. They agreed that it demanded a concerted response, not piecemeal action. Despite this the approach seems to be piecemeal and applied only to initiatives at the margins of health policy. The inquiry should ask why a piecemeal approach was allowed, and why different sets of stalls are used in tests and on courses. More than six writers took turns hacking at the story-line, which resulted in a rather piecemeal plot. Otherwise, change through the present client system would only lead to piecemeal change. He said a traffic survey of the whole estate was needed rather than taking a piecemeal approach. Some see that as a kind of visionary genius that goes beyond limited piecemeal approaches. The piecemeal approach means that there is some repetition and that the conclusions are necessarily modest. So he is forced into a feebly slow, piecemeal approach to an issue where boldness above all is required. The Court might seek to change parts of it piecemeal and over a period of time as this would appear to be less provocative towards an elected body. The script is written in a piecemeal fashion depending on the availability of artistes, both male and female. He believed the entire matter should be put back for one month to prevent the matter being done piecemeal. Synonyms a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, in/by fits and starts, in bits bittily, irregularly, erratically, unevenly, discontinuously, disjointedly, unsystematically rare inchmeal Origin Middle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense 'measure, quantity taken at one time'. meal from Old English: Meal meaning ‘the edible part of any grain or pulse’ goes back to an ancient root shared with Latin molere ‘to grind’, which shares a root with mill. The meal at which food is eaten has a root meaning ‘to measure’. In Old English meal also meant ‘a measure’, a use which survives in piecemeal (Middle English) ‘a bit at a time’. The expression to make a meal of dates from the early 17th century in the sense ‘to take advantage of’, but the notion ‘to make something unduly laborious’ goes back only to the 1960s. The idea behind mealy-mouthed, ‘afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly’, is of a person having their mouth full of meal and so being afraid to open it fully. It is first recorded in the 1570s, and probably comes from an old German proverb. Definition of piecemeal in US English: piecemeal adverb & adjectiveˈpēsˌmēlˈpisˌmil Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time. as adjective the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development as adverb some can only be had as part of a package, while others can be installed piecemeal Example sentencesExamples The Court might seek to change parts of it piecemeal and over a period of time as this would appear to be less provocative towards an elected body. Because of the high cost and complexity of the project, it's been built piecemeal. So he is forced into a feebly slow, piecemeal approach to an issue where boldness above all is required. More than six writers took turns hacking at the story-line, which resulted in a rather piecemeal plot. Some see that as a kind of visionary genius that goes beyond limited piecemeal approaches. In comparison, all other tax deduction measures are too piecemeal, and too minimal, in effect. One major problem of this piecemeal approach is that the source of distortions is obscured. Otherwise, change through the present client system would only lead to piecemeal change. He said a traffic survey of the whole estate was needed rather than taking a piecemeal approach. The piecemeal approach means that there is some repetition and that the conclusions are necessarily modest. He said that the changes to the ministry were being done on a strategic basis and were not piecemeal or temporary. The script is written in a piecemeal fashion depending on the availability of artistes, both male and female. He believed the entire matter should be put back for one month to prevent the matter being done piecemeal. The union is against plans to introduce the change to a six-term school year being introduced across the country in a piecemeal way. Recently we have seen some good developments but we have also seen some botched piecemeal developments. Despite this the approach seems to be piecemeal and applied only to initiatives at the margins of health policy. They agreed that it demanded a concerted response, not piecemeal action. The inquiry should ask why a piecemeal approach was allowed, and why different sets of stalls are used in tests and on courses. For many years, a lot of hard-working people have tried to tackle those problems in a piecemeal fashion. They should not be allowed to do piecemeal work but lay a fresh road. Synonyms a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, by fits and starts, in fits and starts, in bits Origin Middle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time’.
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