- pedetentous
- pedetentous /ped-i-tenˈtəs/adjectiveProceeding slowlyORIGIN: L pedentim, -temptim, from pēs, pedis foot, and temptāre, -ātum to make trial of
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Pedetentous — Ped e*ten tous, a. [L. pes, pedis, foot + tendere to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.] Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.] [1913 Webster] That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
