guttatim

English

Etymology

Latin guttātim, from gutta (“drop”) + -ātim (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌˈteɪtɪm/

Adverb

guttatim (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Drop by drop; one drop at a time.
   • 1882 January 2, Brojendro Nath Banerjee, “Two cases of hydrorrhoea gravidorum”, in The Indian Medical Gazette, page 15:

     It used to come on in a gush also guttatim.

   • 1910, Charles Lyman Greene, Medical diagnosis, page 355:

     Boil a few c.c. of the solution gently in a test-tube, add guttatim 6–8 drops of the urine, boil gently for a moment only.

Synonyms

• dropmeal
• dropwise

Related terms

• guttate

Latin

Etymology

From gutta (“drop”) +‎ -ātim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡutˈtaː.tim/, [ɡʊt̪ˈt̪äːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡutˈta.tim/, [ɡut̪ˈt̪äːt̪im]

Adverb

guttātim (not comparable)

1. dropwise, drop by drop