"hægt og bítandi" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Icelandic]

Etymology: From hægt (“slowly”), compare the adjective hægur (“slow”) and og (“and”) and bítandi (“biting, bitingly”) the present participle of bíta (“to bite”). Head templates: {{head|is|adverbs}} hægt og bítandi
  1. slowly but effectively, by inches, inch by inch Synonyms: hægt og hægt, smám saman, hægt og sígandi, smátt og smátt, rólega Related terms: framvinda, fara hægt í sakirnar, taka rólega á málum, fara ekki geyst
    Sense id: en-hægt_og_bítandi-is-adv-OK~7xRPn Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "framvinda"
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        {
          "word": "fara hægt í sakirnar"
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          "word": "taka rólega á málum"
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          "word": "fara ekki geyst"
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          "word": "smám saman"
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          "word": "smátt og smátt"
        },
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      "word": "hægt og hægt"
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    {
      "word": "smám saman"
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      "word": "hægt og sígandi"
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    },
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      "word": "rólega"
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