piecemealing

English

Noun

piecemealing (countable and uncountable, plural piecemealings)

  1. The act or process of dividing something into pieces.
    • 1985, Robert Neelly Bellah (editor), Individualism & Commitment in American Life, Readings on the Themes of Habits of the Heart, page 461:
      The so-called identity crisis, for instance, is a disease that seems to have become prevalent after the disconnection of body and soul and the other piecemealings of the modern period.

Verb

piecemealing

  1. present participle and gerund of piecemeal
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