sensim

Latin

Etymology

From sentiō (“discern, perceive”) +‎ -tim.

Pronunciation

Adverb

sēnsim (not comparable)

  1. gradually, slowly, gently, gingerly

References

  • “sensim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sensim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sensim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to retreat step by step: gradum sensim referre
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