dropmeal

English

Alternative forms

• dropmeale (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), equivalent to drop +‎ -meal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɒpmiːl/

Adverb

dropmeal (not comparable)

1. (archaic) One drop at a time, drop by drop.
2. (archaic) By drops or small portions.
   • 1601, 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, published 1635, →OCLC:

     deliuer their vrine but dropmeale and with difficultie

Synonyms

• dropwise