leviter
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĕvĭter: adv., v. 1. levis.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĕvĭtĕr⁹ (lĕvis),
1 légèrement : Curt. 4, 13, 31 ; levius Cæs. C. 3, 92, 2
2 légèrement, faiblement, peu, à peine : Lucr. 6, 248 ; Cic. Div. 1, 30 ; Off. 1, 83 ; Fin. 2, 33 ; de Or. 3, 24 ; ut levissime dicam Cic. Cat. 3, 17, pour employer l’expression la plus adoucie
