Tanım
•Little by little; gradually; slowly.
Etimoloji
The origin of lieverlee is unclear. The whole word is attested in an earlier form as lieverlede (the intervocalic -d- vanishing is not irregular; compare leder / leer), and even earlier as Middle Dutch lieverlade. It is clear that it represents a univerbation, where the first element liever is a dative feminine singular adjective form (compare van hogerhand) of lief, but the ultimate meaning and…