ferociter

Latin

Etymology

From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /feˈroː.ki.ter/, [fɛˈroːkɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feˈro.t͡ʃi.ter/, [feˈrɔːt͡ʃit̪er]

Adverb

ferōciter (comparative ferōcius, superlative ferōcissimē)

1. fiercely, ferociously, savagely
2. arrogantly, insolently
3. bravely, courageously, valorously, boldly

References

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