English → Latin
“grovelling” in Latin
humilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low; short, not tall (of phīnferuslow; the souls of the dead; the netherworld, the underworld, Hellillīberālisignoble, ungenerous, sordid, mean, disobliging; niggardly, graspingsordidusdirty, filthy, nasty; of poor, mean, base quality, low-browabiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, redhumilitāsinsignificance, lowliness, unimportance; degradation, debasement, humiliation; submissiveness, obedience
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
grovelling
humilis: humillimus (mean-spirited, especially of things that proceed from such a spirit; e.g., prayers, speeches, etc., but also, of men): infimus (of the lowest, most submissive kind; e.g., prayers): illiberalis: sordidus (unworthy of a free, liberal-minded man): abjectus (low, despicable). Grovelling character, humilitas: grovelling flattery, adulationes foedae: blanditiae verniles (such as house slaves address to their masters).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for grovelling?
- The usual Latin words for “grovelling” are humilis, īnferus, illīberālis; also sordidus, abiciō, humilitās. 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.