English → Latin
“desultorily” in Latin
levislight, not heavy; easy to digest; quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapidprīmōrisfirst; foremost; closest to the front; earliest; chief; principal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
desultorily
leviter: negligenter: parum diligenter (carelessly): quasi praeteriens (Cic., just in passing, as it were): to study desultorily, studia leviter attingere (Suet.): primoribus, ut dicitur, labris gustare litteras (after Cic.): to read desultorily, libros cursim transire (Gell.): *volatico more, modo huc, modo illuc (☞ Cic., Att., 13, 25, 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for desultorily?
- The usual Latin words for “desultorily” are levis, prīmōris. 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.