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proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
- a piecemeal attempt to remedy the traffic congestion
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of piecemeal (Entry 2 of 2)
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by small steps or amounts
- remodeled their house piecemeal because of budgetary constraints
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The first known use of piecemeal was in the 14th century
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