piecemeal

adv.

[1]	piece by piece , little by little , inch by inch , bit by bit , inchmeal , gradually , by degrees , slowly , in bits and pieces , by fits and starts , fitfully , intermittently , sporadically , disjointedly
[2]	into fragments/shreds/pieces , little by little , bit by bit , in stages

adj.

[1]	bit-by-bit , in small stages , step-by-step , stepwise
[2]	fragmentary , bit by bit , inchmeal , gradual , disjointed , sporadic