paullatim: sensim (represent gradual motion under the image of an imperceptible progress; paullatim, by little and little; opposed to semel, at once; sensim, imperceptibly; opposed to repente; Cic., Off., 1, 33; Suet., Tib., 11): gradatim: pedetentim (represent it under the image of a self-conscious progress; gradatim, step by step, likeβάδην; opposed to cursim, saltuatim, etc.; pedetentim denotes at a foot’s pace; opposed to curru, equo, volatu, velis, Döderlein). Vid: “by degrees” in DEGREE.