sensim

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.sim/, [ˈs̠ẽːs̠ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.sim/, [ˈsɛnsim]

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