atrociter

Latin

Etymology

From atrōx (“cruel, fierce”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

atrōciter (comparative atrōcius, superlative atrōcissimē)

1. violently, fiercely, cruelly, harshly

Related terms

• āter
• atrōcitās
• atrōx

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.