guttatim

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/ɡʌˈteɪtɪm/

adverb

Drop by drop; one drop at a time.

Similar
dropmealdropwise
OriginLatin guttātim →
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Meanings

adverbguttatim (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteDrop by drop; one drop at a time.

    It used to come on in a gush also guttatim.

    1882 January 2, Brojendro Nath Banerjee, “Two cases of hydrorrhoea gravidorum”, in The Indian Medical Gazette, page 15
    1 more example

    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.

    1910, Charles Lyman Greene, Medical diagnosis, page 355

    Synonyms: dropmeal, dropwise

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbDrop by drop; one drop at a time.

Similar
dropmealdropwise
Also see
dropwise

Origin

  1. Latinguttātim
  2. Englishguttatim

Learned borrowing from Latin guttātim.

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APA

guttatim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttatim

MLA

“guttatim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttatim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guttatim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttatim.

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