sensim

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.sim/, [ˈs̠ẽːs̠ɪ̃ˑ]

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

Adverb

sēnsim (not comparable)

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, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to retreat step by step: gradum sensim referre

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