adverb
atrōciter
atrōciter (comparative atrōcius, superlative atrōcissimē)
Classical[aˈtroː.kɪ.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[aˈtrɔː.t͡ʃi.ter]
Meaning
- violently, fiercely, cruelly, harshly
ā^trōcĭter, adv., v. atrox
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
atrōciter adv. with comp. and sup.
atrox, fiercely, cruelly, harshly, indignantly minitari: agitare rem p., S.: atrocius in alqm saevire, L.: atrocissime agitur.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin atrōciter From atrōx (“cruel, fierce”) + -ter.