What is the Latin word for contemptibly?

The usual Latin words for “contemptibly” are abiciō, humilis, timidus; also ignāvus, servīlis, muliebris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“contemptibly” in Latin

abiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, red humilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low; short, not tall (of ph timidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly ignāvuslazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish; unproductive, idle; cowardly servīlisslave; slavish; servile muliebrisof a woman; womanly; feminine; female; effeminate; womanish; unmanly

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

contemptibly

abjecte: humiliter: illiberaliter (meanly): timide: ignave (in a cowardly manner): serviliter: muliebriter (like a slave or woman: all Cic.). To behave contemptibly, *humilem or illiberalem se praebere (meanly).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for contemptibly?: The usual Latin words for “contemptibly” are abiciō, humilis, timidus; also ignāvus, servīlis, muliebris. 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.