acriter

Latin

Etymology

From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.kri.ter/, [ˈäːkrɪt̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kri.ter/, [ˈäːkrit̪er]

Adverb

ācriter (comparative ācrius, superlative ācerrimē)

  1. sharply, strongly, vehemently, zealously
    Synonym: impēnsē

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