unciatim
unciatim, by twelfths, by ounces
uncĭātim, adv. [uncia], by twelfths, by ounces. *
- I Lit.: (axungia) datur et phthisicis unciatim, cum vini veteris hemina decocta, donec tres unciae e toto restent, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 139.—*
- II Transf., by a little at a time, little by little: quod ille unciatim vix de demenso suo ... comparsit miser, Ter. Phorm. 43.
ūnciātim, Adv. (uncia), zwölftelweise, unzenweise, Plin. 28, 139. Diom. 407, 3. – übtr., comparcere alqd, hellerweise, Ter. Phorm. 43.
~im adverbium i. de una uncia in aliam
~im, minutim per uncias
ūncĭātim (uncia), adv., once par once : Plin. 28, 139 || [fig.] sou par sou : Ter. Phorm. 43.
unciātim
adv.
- uncia, by twelfths, by ounces; hence, little by little: Quod ille unciatim vix de demenso suo . . . compersit miser, T.