English → Latin
“despotically” in Latin
superbusproud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty, uncivil, insolent, discourteous; proud, superior, superb, excellent, disticrūdēlisunfeeling, rude; ruthless, cruel, merciless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
despotically
superbe: crudeliter. To act despotically, crudeliter ac regie agere: to behave or act very despotically, crudelissime se gerere: to govern despotically, crudelem superbamque dominationem exercere (after Cic., Phil., 3, 14, 34).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for despotically?
- The usual Latin words for “despotically” are superbus, crūdēlis. 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.