Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.slowly, gently, soflly, gradually (freq. and class.; syn.: paulatim, pedetemptim; “opp. repente): sensim tardeve potius quasi nosmet ipsos cognoscimus,” Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 41: sensim et pedetemptim, Lucil. ap. Non. 29, 7; cf.: “sensim et pedetemptim progrediens extenuatur dolor,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 54: “sensim pedetemptimque ... sensim dissuere amicitias,” id. Off. 1, 33, 120: “ille sensim dicebat, quod causae prodesset, tu cursim dicis aliena,” id. Phil. 2, 17, 42: “submissius a primo, post sensim incedens,” id. Or. 8, 26; Liv. 10, 5: “sensim sine sensu aetas senescit (an alliteration),” Cic. Sen. 11, 38: “non sensim atque moderate arrepserat, sed brevi tempore totum hominem possederat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 158: “animos sensim ac leniter accendere,” id. Cael. 11, 25: “leniter et sensim,” Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 14; so (with modice) Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 57; (with placide) Gell. 5, 14, 11; (with comiter) id. 13, 4, 3; (with paulatim) Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 4; Gell. 12, 1, 22: “sensim super attolle limen pedes, nova nupta,” Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 1: “consuetudo sensim eo deducta est, ut,” Cic. Off. 2, 3, 9: “vocem cubantes sensim excitant,” id. de Or. 1, 59, 251: “minuere,” id. Off. 2, 8, 27: “memoria sensim obscurata est et evanuit,” id. de Or. 2, 23, 95: “sed sensim is a nonnullis reprehendebatur,” Nep. Att. 9: “sensim temptantium animos sermo,” Liv. 2, 2; cf.: “mentio sensim illata,” id. 4, 1: “non jam sensim, ut ante, principes, sed passim omnes postulat,” id. 2, 45: “sensim incedere jubet,” id. 10, 5: “sensim et sapienter amare,” Ov. A. A. 3, 565: “parce gaudere oportet et sensim queri,” Phaedr. 4, 16, 9.