molliter

Latin

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːʲɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.li.ter/, [ˈmɔlːit̪er]

Adverb

molliter (comparative mollius, superlative mollissimē)

1. softly, gently, easily, agreeably
2. calmly, patiently, sensitively

Related terms

• molle
• mollēscō
• mollicellus
• mollicīna
• mollicomus
• molliculus
• mollificō
• mollificus
• mollīmentum
• molliō
• mollipēs
• mollis
• mollitia
• mollitōrius
• mollitūdō
• mollītus
• mollusca
• molluscum
• molluscus

References

• “molliter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• molliter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to live a luxurious and effeminate life: delicate ac molliter vivere