molliter

Latin

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːʲɪt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːit̪er]

Adverb

molliter (comparative mollius, superlative mollissimē)

softly, gently, easily, agreeably
calmly, patiently, sensitively

Related terms

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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