What is the Latin word for expensively?

The usual Latin words for “expensively” are pretiōsus, ēgregius, prōdigus; also vīvō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“expensively” in Latin

pretiōsusvaluable, precious; expensive, costly ēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorable prōdiguswasteful, lavish, prodigal vīvōto live; to be alive, to survive; to reside in

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

expensively

sumtuose: pretiose: egregie: prodige (e.g., vivere). To dress expensively, vestibus pretiosis uti.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for expensively?: The usual Latin words for “expensively” are pretiōsus, ēgregius, prōdigus; also vīvō. 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.