Definitions for piecemeal

piecemeal piece·meal

Spelling: [pees-meel]
IPA: /ˈpisˌmil/

Piecemeal is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 277 anagrams from letters in piecemeal (aceeeilmp).

Definitions for piecemeal

adverb

  1. piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually:
  2. into pieces or fragments:

adjective

  1. done piecemeal.

Origin of piecemeal

1250-1300; Middle English pecemele; replacing Old English styccemǣlum. See piece, -meal

Examples for piecemeal

Divide it and try to sell it piecemeal, and do not drown yourself.

Luskin makes the best argument he can, of course, but it is piecemeal and speculative.

He kept his word, and this piecemeal business of freeing the prisoners began.

She might as well make the noise all at once as to make it piecemeal.

After all, if he is looking for a party of deference, compromise, and piecemeal reform he need look no further.

Sometimes the limbs drop off, piecemeal or in their entirety.

The important point is to see that the process of socialization must be piecemeal and gradual.

While a grand bargain is extremely unlikely, Wyden intends to keep pushing for piecemeal reform.

As a result, the entire season is piecemeal, with episodes devoted to each character.

The American edition retains the piecemeal lightness of the original experiment.

Word Value for piecemeal
Scrable

15

Words with friends

19

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