piecemeal[adverb]Synonyms: bit by bit, by degrees, gradually, little by little
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
piece‧meal /ˈpiːsmiːl/
adjective[
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: piece + -meal 'by one part at a time' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English mælum)]
a process that is piecemeal happens slowly and in stages that are not regular or planned properly:
The buildings have been adapted in a piecemeal fashion. a piecemeal approach to the problem—piecemeal adverb:
The new fire regulations have been introduced piecemeal. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲