Pedetentous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pedetentous \Ped`e*ten"tous\, a. [L. pes, pedis, foot + tendere
     to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.]
     Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it


           behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk.
                                                    --Sydney
                                                    Smith.
     [1913 Webster] Pedi