/ Dictionary / Index P piecemeal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: piece•meal Pronunciation: (pēs'mēl"), [key] — adv. piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal. into pieces or fragments: to tear a letter piecemeal. —adj. done piecemeal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: piecemeal (Thesaurus) piece goods piece of business Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language