adverb
cīvīliter
cīvīliter (comparative cīvīlius, superlative cīvīlissimē)
Classical[kiːˈwiː.lɪ.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈviː.li.ter]
Meaning
- citizen-like; in the manner of a citizen
- civilly
- courteously, kindly, as becomes a citizen
cīvīlĭter, adv., v. civilis
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cīvīliter adv.
civilis, citizen-like, as becomes a private citizen: vivere: vim facere: cenare, with decent hospitality, Iu.: Exercet plus quam civiliter iras, excessively, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Latin cīvis Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin cīvīlis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin cīvīliter From cīvīlis (“civic, civil, courteous”) + -ter (adverbial suffix).