molliter

Latin

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːʲɪt̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːit̪er]

Adverb

molliter (comparative mollius, superlative mollissimē)

  1. softly, gently, easily, agreeably
  2. 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
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