PIECEMEAL

Meaning of PIECEMEAL in English

■ adjective & adverb characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.

Origin

ME: from piece + -meal from OE mlum , in the sense 'measure, quantity taken at one time'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PIECEMEAL — in pezzes, ye pezzes
English interlingue dictionary
PIECEMEAL — I. adverb Date: 14th century one piece at a time ; gradually, in pieces or fragments ; apart , II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIECEMEAL — I. ˈpē|smē(ə)l adverb Etymology: Middle English pece-mele, from pece piece + -mele -meal 1. : one piece at a time …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — (n.) A fragment; a scrap.
Английский словарь Webster
PIECEMEAL — (a.) Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
Английский словарь Webster
PIECEMEAL — (adv.) Piece by piece; by little and little in succession.
Английский словарь Webster
PIECEMEAL — (adv.) In pieces; in parts or fragments.
Английский словарь Webster
PIECEMEAL — ( n. ) A fragment; a scrap.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — /pees"meel'/ , adv. 1. piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal. 2. into pieces or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — I. ˈpēs-ˌmēl, -ˈmēl adverb Date: 14th century 1. : one piece at a time : gradually 2. : in pieces …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIECEMEAL — noun a fragment; a scrap. 2. piecemeal ·adv in pieces; in parts or fragments. 3. piecemeal ·adj made up of …
Webster English vocab
PIECEMEAL — [piece.meal] adv (14c) 1: one piece at a time: gradually 2: in pieces or fragments: apart [2]piecemeal adj (1600): done, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIECEMEAL — piecemeal BrE AmE ˈpiːs miː ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — / ˈpiːsmiːl; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] (often disapproving ) done or happening gradually at different times …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — piece ‧ meal /ˈpiːsmiːl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: piece + -meal 'by one part at a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIECEMEAL — If you describe a change or process as piecemeal , you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — If you describe a change or process as ~, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIECEMEAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN approach ▪ Crumley starts by analysing the piecemeal approach to development and lack of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIECEMEAL — [adverb], [adjective] [not gradable] sometimes [disapproving] - not done according to a plan but done at different times in different …
Cambridge English vocab
PIECEMEAL — adj. Piecemeal is used with these nouns: ↑ approach , ↑ fashion , ↑ reform
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — adv. 1 piece by piece, little by little, inch by inch, bit by bit, inchmeal, gradually, by degrees, slowly, in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PIECEMEAL — 1. нареч. 1) по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal) The business will be done covertly and piecemeal. ≈ Дело будет …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIECEMEAL — piecemeal.ogg 1. ʹpi:smi:l a 1. сделанный по частям piecemeal action - несогласованные /разрозненные/ действия piecemeal information - отрывочные данные piecemeal …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIECEMEAL — piecemeal нареч.1) по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal) The business will be done covertly and piecemeal. — Дело будет сделано …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PIECEMEAL — 1. ʹpi:smi:l a 1. сделанный по частям piecemeal action - несогласованные /разрозненные/ действия piecemeal information - отрывочные данные piecemeal commitment …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIECEMEAL — 1. нареч. 1) по частям, постепенно ( тж. by piecemeal ) The business will be done covertly and piecemeal. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PIECEMEAL — 1. нареч. 1) по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal) The business will be done covertly and piecemeal. — Дело будет сделано тайно …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PIECEMEAL — 1. _adv. 1> по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal); - work piecemeal 2> на куски, на части 2. _a. 1> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PIECEMEAL — 1. adv. 1. по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal); - work piecemeal 2. на куски, на части 2. a. 1. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PIECEMEAL — 1. _adv. 1> по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal); to work piecemeal работать сдельно 2> на куски, на части 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PIECEMEAL — 1. нареч. 1) по частям, постепенно (тж. by piecemeal) The business will be done covertly and piecemeal. ≈ Дело будет …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIECEMEAL — ( adv. ) Piece by piece; by little and little in succession.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — ( adv. ) In pieces; in parts or fragments.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — ( a. ) Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — adv. gradually, slowly, bit by bit; into pieces, into fragments
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIECEMEAL — adj. accomplished bit by bit, occurring slowly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIECEMEAL — adj. Function: adjective Date: 1600 : done, made, or accomplished piece by piece or in a fragmentary way < piecemeal …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — adj. Pronunciation: ' p ē s- ˌ m ē l, - ' m ē l Function: adverb Date: 14th century …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — adv. & adj. --adv. piece by piece; gradually. --adj. partial; gradual; unsystematic. [ME f. PIECE + - meal f. OE …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIECEMEAL — adv. & adj. adv. piece by piece; gradually. adj. partial; gradual; unsystematic. [ ME f. PIECE + - meal f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIECEMEAL — adv. & adj. --adv. piece by piece; gradually. --adj. partial; gradual; unsystematic. Etymology: ME f. PIECE + - meal f. …
Oxford English vocab
PIECEMEAL — Synonyms and related words : adrift, apart, apart from, aside from, asunder, away from, bit by bit, by degrees, by …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIECEMEAL — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: GRADUAL , step-by-step
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PIECEMEAL — adj. Function: adverb Synonyms: GRADUALLY , bit by bit, little by little
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PIECEMEAL — I . ad. 1. In pieces, in fragments. 2. Part by part, by pieces, by little and little. II . …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PIECEMEAL — I. adverb Synonyms: gradually , bit by bit, little by little II. adjective Synonyms: gradual , step-by-step
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIECEMEAL — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PIECEMEAL — adj. 25B6; adverb A LITTLE AT A TIME, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIECEMEAL — adv. to do smt. ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PIECEMEAL — Частичный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PIECEMEAL — 1) по частям 2) поштучно 3) участками
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIECEMEAL — (r) сделанный по частям
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIECEMEAL — (a) постепенный; частичный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIECEMEAL — (0) на куски; на части; по частям; постепенно; раздробленно
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIECEMEAL — 1. [ʹpi:smi:l] a 1. сделанный по частям ~ action - несогласованные /разрозненные/ действия ~ information - отрывочные данные ~ commitment …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PIECEMEAL — adv. по частям, постепенно, на куски, на части, поштучно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECEMEAL — adj. сделанный по частям, частичный, постепенный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECEMEAL — adv. по частям, постепенно, на куски, на части, поштучно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECEMEAL — adj. сделанный по частям, частичный, постепенный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECEMEAL — по частям, постепенно на куски, на части частичный, постепенный сделанный по частям
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PIECEMEAL — поштучно; по частям
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PIECEMEAL — Мало-помалу
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PIECEMEAL — делить (разделять) на части
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PIECEMEAL — №_1.: [adj.] частичный, постепенный №_2.: [adv.] 1) частично, постепенно 2) поштучно 3) сдельно
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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