ಅರ್ಥ : A little bit at a time.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							The research structure has developed piecemeal.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : bit by bit, in stages, piecemeal
ಅರ್ಥ : By a short distance.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							They moved it by inches.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : by inches, by small degrees