minutatim

mĭnūtātim, adv. [minutus],

• piecemeal, in little bits; piece by piece, little by little; gradually, by degrees; singly, one by one (class.): nasturtium consectum minutatim, Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 6: cribrare terram, to sift small, Plin. 17, 11, 15, § 76: interrogare, i. e. in little questions, by bits, always adding something, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 29, 92: aliquid addere, id. ib. 2, 16, 49: assuefaciant, Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2: discere, Lucr. 5, 1384: se recipere, Auct. B. Afr. 31: cedere, id. ib. 78: singulos convenire, one by one, Dig. 2, 15, 8, § 9.

minūtātim, Adv. (minutus), I) stückchenweise, in kleine Stückchen, consecare, Varro: secare, Hygin.: concīdere, Colum.: dividere, Vulg.: terram cribrare, klein sieben, Plin.: panem frangere, Lact. – II) übtr.: a) schrittweise, nach und nach, alqd addere, Cic.: assuefacere, Varro: discere, Lucr.: cedere, se recipere, Auct. b. Afr.: interrogare, Cic.: sermo m. irrepit animo, Sen.: m. ex communibus proprii, ex fucosis firmi suffragatores evadunt, Cic. – b) einzeln, singulos convenire, ICt.

minutatim [CL] 1 one bit at a time, piece by piece (also fig.). b (w. ref. to merchandise) by retail. discum confringi atque eisdem ~im dividi praecepit Bede HE III 6 p. 138; in manibus funem aureum tenens per quem pedetemptim prefulgidam ~imque complicatam deorsum misit tunicam Lantfr. Swith. 3; verebantur ‥ quod beati viri reliquie ‥ omnino essent comminute ~imque in pulverem coacte Dominic V. Ecgwini II 1; novit quam abstrusa sit veritas ‥ quam difficiliter et ~im eruitur Andr. S. Vict. Comm. 274; c1156 altare ‥ ne tolleretur auctoritatem vestram opponente, noctu minuatim asportaverunt Doc. Theob. 129.  b 1303 ita quod merces que vulgariter mercerie vocantur ac species ~im vendi possint EEC 260. 2 into small pieces. tunditur ~im et pulvis ejus miscetur cum mirra Comm. Cant. III 148; corpus ‥ ~im contritum ‥ totum Deo affertur Bald. Cant. Tract. 6. 460C; ut ~im confractos ‥ et vita privatos ‥ conspiceret Gir. PI III 29 p. 314; lampades ‥ ad terram cadentes ~im confracte sunt Chr. Dale 11; tempestates in mari subito exorte sunt ita ut omnia navis armamenta minitatim in momento rumpebantur (Cart. Vallis Regis) MonA V 704a. 3 (~im per intervalla) ? at intervals of one minute. estivo tempore post meridianam, tacto signo in ecclesia ~im per intervalla ‥ pulsandum est ad nonam Cust. Cant. 116.

mĭnūtātim (12) (minutus), ¶ 1 en petits morceaux : Varro R. 3, 10, 6 || en miettes : Plin. 17, 75 ¶ 2 [fig.] par le menu, morceau par morceau, par degrés : Cic. Ac. 2, 79 ; 92 ; Varro R. 1, 20, 2 ; Lucr. 5, 1384.

minutatim . adv.
切碎然。漸然。

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minūtātim adv.

• minutus, piecemeal, little by little, gradually: aliquid additur: Ossa morbo conlapsa, V.: interrogare.