I.adj. dim. [1. paulus], very little, very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.): “pila,” Cato, R. R. 14, 2: “pecunia,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24: “de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo,” id. Curc. 1, 2, 31: “da mihi paululum bibere,” Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19: “spatium,” Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 21: “via,” Liv. 8, 11: “equi hominesque paululi et graciles,” id. 35, 11: “admixto paululo sale,” Pall. 12, 22.—
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Subst.: paulŭ-lum , i, n., a little bit, a trifle.—With gen.: “paululum praedae feci,” Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7: “paululum pecuniae,” Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 56: “obsoni,” id. And. 2, 2, 23: “operae,” id. Eun. 2, 2, 50: “morae,” Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.—Absol.: “nihil aut admodum paululum,” Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: “paululum ad beatam vitam deesse,” id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little, somewhat: “si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas,” Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 30: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.— Hence, adv.: paulŭlum , a little, a very little, somewhat: “abscede paululum istuc,” Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum; “audin'?” Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 38: “paululum opperirier si vis,” id. ib. 5, 2, 51: “paululum respirare,” Cic. Quint. 16, 53: “mente paululum inminutā,” Sall. J. 65, 1: “spirans,” id. C. 61, 4: “si paululum intermissa fuerit,” Quint. 1, 6, 8: “paululum tempore nostro superiores,” id. 8, 3, 25.
