paulŭlus (paull-), a, um, adj. dim. [1. paulus],
I very little , very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.): pila, Cato R. R. 14, 2: pecunia, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24: de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo, id. Curc. 1, 2, 31: da mihi paululum bibere, Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19: spatium, Ter. Phorm. 702: via, Liv. 8, 11: equi hominesque paululi et graciles, id. 35, 11: admixto paululo sale, Pall. 12, 22.—
β Subst.: paulŭ-lum , i, n., a little bit , a trifle. —With gen.: paululum praedae feci, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7: paululum pecuniae, Ter. Hec. 506: obsoni, id. And. 360: operae, id. Eun. 281: morae, Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.— Absol. : nihil aut admodum paululum, Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: paululum ad beatam vitam deesse, id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little , somewhat : si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas, Ter. Eun. 75: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.— Hence, adv.: paulŭlum , a little , a very little , somewhat : abscede paululum istuc, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum; audin'? Ter. Eun. 705: paululum opperirier si vis, id. ib. 890: paululum respirare, Cic. Quint. 16, 53: mente paululum inminutā, Sall. J. 65, 1: spirans, id. C. 61, 4: si paululum intermissa fuerit, Quint. 1, 6, 8: paululum tempore nostro superiores, id. 8, 3, 25.