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Latin
Etymology
From fortis (“strong, mighty”) + -ter.
Pronunciation
Adverb
fortiter (comparative fortius, superlative fortissimē)
- strongly, powerfully
- 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)