atrociter

Latin

Etymology

From atrōx (“cruel, fierce”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈtroː.ki.ter/, [äˈt̪roːkɪt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈtro.t͡ʃi.ter/, [äˈt̪rɔːt͡ʃit̪er]

Adverb

atrōciter (comparative atrōcius, superlative atrōcissimē)

violently, fiercely, cruelly, harshly

Related terms

References

“atrociter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“atrociter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
atrociter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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