adverb
stīllātim
stīllātim (not comparable)
Classical[stiːlˈlaː.tĩː]Ecclesiastical[stilˈlaː.tim]
Meaning
- not comparabledropwise, drop by drop
Stillatimque cadit fluitans cursumque secundat.
And drop by drop it falls, flowing, and adjusts its course.1429, Meteororum Liber:
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Gutta · Stilla · Stiria
Gutta is a natural, stilla (στίλη, σταλάξαι), an artificial measured drop. 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. Stilla means a liquid; stiria (στερεά) a frozen drop. (iii. 4.)
stillātim, adv. stilla,
I. by drops, drop by drop:
stillatim cadere, Varr. L. L. 5, § 27 Müll.Origins
From stīlla + -ātim.