Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pedetentous

Pedetentous , adjective

[Latin pes, pedis, foot + tendere to stretch out: compare Latin tentim by degrees.]

Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [Rare]
That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk. — Sydney Smith