passim

pas·sim

adv \ˈpa-səm; ˈpa-ˌsim, ˈpä-\

Definition of PASSIM

: here and there

Examples of PASSIM

1. <the book belonged to my father, and his trenchant comments are found passim—both in the margins and between the lines of text>

Origin of PASSIM

Latin, from passus scattered, from past participle of pandere to spread — more at fathom

First Known Use: 1634

Related to PASSIM

Synonyms: about, around, here and there

Related Words: all over, everyplace, everywhere, far and wide, high and low, right and left, throughout, ubiquitously

Near Antonyms: nowhere

[+]more[-]hide