footmeal

English

adv
Definitions
  • (rare) step by Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English footmele inherited from Old English fōtmǣlum (by degrees, step by step), fōtmǣl (one foot, foot-measure, a foot-measure, step by step) affix from English foot (walk, foot).

Origin

English

foot

Gloss

walk, foot

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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