iactanter

Latin

Alternative forms

• jactanter

Etymology

iactāns +‎ -ter

Adverb

iactanter (comparative iactantius, superlative iactantissimē)

1. arrogantly, boastfully

Usage notes

The comparative iactantius is attested in Tacitus’ Annals (c. 117 CE), but iactanter otherwise appears only from Late Latin on.

References

• “iactanter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• jactanter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Souter, Alexander (1949) “iactanter”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎^[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 180