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piecemealadjective proceeding or changing by steps or degreesa piecemeal attempt to remedy the traffic congestion gradational, gradual, incremental, phased, step-by-step progressive, stepped, taperedimperceptible, inchingdecrescent, increscent abrupt, sudden discontinuous, saltatoryacute, sharpchangeable, dynamic, meteoric, volatile by small steps or amountsremodeled their house piecemeal because of budgetary constraints gradationally, gradually, inchmeal, little by little, piece by piece hierarchicallycrescively, increasingly, progressivelyfractionally, imperceptiblyslowly bit by bit, by degrees, inch by inch abruptly, suddenly acutely, sharply, steeplyhastily, precipitously into parts or piecesone well-aimed blow ripped the piñata piecemeal apart, asunder to pieces together in the 14th century |