adverb
blandē
blandē (comparative blandius, superlative blandissimē)
Classical[ˈbɫan.deː]Ecclesiastical[ˈblan.de]
Meaning
- flatteringly, soothingly
- courteously
blandē, adv., v. blandus
I. fin. b.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
blandē adv. with comp. and sup.
blandus, flatteringly, soothingly, courteously: hominem adloqui, T.: rogare: excepti hospitio, L.: blandius petere: blandissime adpellare hominem.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*meld-
- Latinblandē
Proto-Indo-European *mland-der. Latin blandus Latin -ē Latin blandē From blandus (“flattering, pleasant”) + -ē.