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“diffusely” in Latin

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

diffusely
late: longe: fuse: diffuse. (The words are found in this connection and order.) latius et diffusius: copiose: verbose: multis verbis. To speak diffusely, copiose, longius or latius et diffusius dicere: too diffusely, verbosius quam necesse erat: to write diffusely, late or verbose aliquid perscribere: to speak too diffusely (of an orator), orationem provehere.

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What is the Latin word for diffusely?
The usual Latin words for “diffusely” are longus, fundō, diffūsus; also cōpiōsus, verbōsus. 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.