adverb
dūrē
dūrē (comparative dūrius, superlative dūrissimē)
Classical[ˈduː.reː]Ecclesiastical[ˈduː.re]
Meaning
- harshly, sternly, roughly
- stiffly, awkwardly
dūre, adv.,
I. hardly, v. durus fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dūrē adv. with comp.
durus, hardly, stiffly, awkwardly : pleraque Dicere, H.: durius incedit, O.: quid fusum durius esset, H.— Harshly, roughly, sternly, rigorously : dicere: suae vitae durius consulere, i. e. kill themselves , Cs.: accipere hoc.
Origins
From dūrus (“hard, rough”).