adverb
diērectē
diērectē (not comparable)
Classical[di.eːˈrɛk.teː]Ecclesiastical[di.eˈrɛk.te]
Meaning
- not comparableto be crucified, to the cross
I dierecte in maxumam malam crucem
c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 1.2.139abscede ab aedibus. abi rus, abi dierecte, abscede ab ianua.
Translation by Paul Nixon, Plautus in five volumes, 1916-1938 Away from the house with you! Off to your farm! Off and be hanged! Away from the doorway!c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria 1.1.7–8
Origins
From diērectus + -ē.