guttatim
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of guttatim
First recorded in 1685–95, guttatim is from the Latin word guttātim
Example Sentences
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Further, the principal notion in gutta is that of smallness, hence guttatim means drop by drop; whereas in stilla the principal notion is that of humidity, hence stillatim means trickling or dripping.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein
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