What is the Latin word for compactly?

The usual Latin words for “compactly” are cōnfertim, spissus, arctē; also brevis, premō, adeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“compactly” in Latin

cōnfertimin a compact body, closely spissusthick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow, tardy, late; hard, difficult arctēclosely, tightly; compactly brevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallow premōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,adeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergo

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

compactly

dense, confertim: spisse: arctius. breviter: presse. SYN. in COMPACT, adj.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for compactly?: The usual Latin words for “compactly” are cōnfertim, spissus, arctē; also brevis, premō, adeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.