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Latin
Etymology
From mollis (“soft”) + -ter.
Pronunciation
Adverb
molliter (comparative mollius, superlative mollissimē)
- softly, gently, easily, agreeably
- calmly, patiently, sensitively
References
- “molliter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- molliter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to live a luxurious and effeminate life: delicate ac molliter vivere