fortiter

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Latin

Etymology

From fortis (strong, mighty) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

Adverb

fortiter (comparative fortius, superlative fortissimē)

  1. strongly, powerfully
  2. bravely, boldly

References

  • fortiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fortiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fortiter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a success; a glorious feat of arms: res fortiter feliciterque gesta
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)