Step by step; bit by bit, gradually. Cf. by footmeal at footmeal, n. 1. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > gradually or in stages (16) footmealeOE Step by step; bit by bit, gradually. Cf. by footmeal at footmeal, n. 1. Obsolete. (a, by) lite and litec1290 (a, by) lite and lite: (by) little and little. Also in the form by lithe and lithe. a little and a littlea1375 a little and a little, †a little and little. little and littlea1387 little and little. Cf. litlum and litlum at litlum, adv. Now literary. (by) some and some1398 (by) some and some, by little and little; by degrees; gradually. Obsolete. (Cf. A. 8b.) by little and by littlea1425 by (a) little and (a) little, (archaic) by little and by little. little by little?a1425 little by little. littly?a1425 Little by little. Obsolete. inchmeal1530 Also with by (giving the force of the lost inflection). by small and small1558 by small and small: by degrees; gradually, slowly. Now archaic and rare. by (a) little1577 by (a) little. Cf. by litlum at litlum, adv. Obsolete. gradatim1583 Step by step, gradually. by lithe and lithe1592 (a, by) lite and lite: (by) little and little. Also in the form by lithe and lithe. by inchesa1616 by inches, inch by inch: by small degrees, by little and little, very gradually, bit by bit. inch by incha1616 by inches, inch by inch: by small degrees, by little and little, very gradually, bit by bit. to go slow1664 to go slow: to proceed cautiously or gradually; to act without haste or rashness. Also (chiefly with on or with): to use with moderation. |
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