adverbvellĭcātimVELLICATIM☆ KeepMeaningby pinchesLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879VELLICATIMLEWIS & SHORTVELLICATIMvellĭcātim, adv. vellico, qs. I. by pinches or twitches, i. e. piecemeal, disconnectedly: vellicatim ac saltuatim scribere, Sisenn. ap. Non. 188, 1.Read the whole entry