Found 2 items, similar to piecemeal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: piecemeal piecemeal adj : one thing at a time [syn: bit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step, stepwise] adv : a little bit at a time; “the research structure has developed piecemeal” [syn: little by little, bit by bit , in stages]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Piecemeal Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, a. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. “These piecemeal guilts.” --Gov. of Tongue. [1913 Webster] Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, n. A fragment; a scrap. --R. Vaughan. [1913 Webster] Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, adv. [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS. m?lum, dat. pl. of m?l part. See Meal a portion.] 1. In pieces; in parts or fragments. “On which it piecemeal brake.” --Chapman. [1913 Webster] The beasts will tear thee piecemeal. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Piece by piece; by little and little in succession. [1913 Webster] Piecemeal they win, this acre first, than that. --Pope. [1913 Webster]