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Russian
Etymology
Per Vasmer, from earlier и́сподоволь (íspodovolʹ), from ис- (is-) + по- (po-) + дово́ль(но) (dovólʹ(no)).
Pronunciation
Adverb
и́сподволь • (íspodvolʹ)
- (colloquial) little by little, gradually, by degrees
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “исподволь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress