fortiter

Latin

Etymology

From fortis (“strong, mighty”) +‎ -ter

Adverb

fortiter (comparative fortius, superlative fortissimē)

  1. strongly, powerfully
  2. bravely, boldly

References
  • fortiter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fortiter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fortiter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a success; a glorious feat of arms: res fortiter feliciterque gesta
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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