dropmeal
adv/ˈdɹɒpmiːl/
Etymology From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), equivalent to drop + -meal.
1
Archaic One drop at a time, drop by drop.
2
Archaic By drops or small portions.
- deliuer their vrine but dropmeale and with difficultie1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- dropwise