atrociter

Latin

Etymology

From atrōx (“cruel, fierce”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈtroː.ki.ter/, [äˈt̪roːkɪt̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈtro.t͡ʃi.ter/, [äˈt̪rɔːt͡ʃit̪er]

Adverb

atrōciter (comparative atrōcius, superlative atrōcissimē)

  1. violently, fiercely, cruelly, harshly

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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