English → Latin
“highly” in Latin
altusold, ancient, long gone; high-born, lofty, noble; high-minded, magnanimous, greatexcelsuselevated, lofty; surpassing, excellingvaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intenselyaestimōto determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge; to estimatpermagnusvery great; very largemaximusbiggest, largest; loudest; unencumbered
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
highly
alte: excelse (rare): valde (much, greatly): magni (at a high price or value; e.g., facere, aestimare; also, magno aestimare; the former conveying the general notion of valuing [ = valuing highly], the latter laying more stress upon the large sum or price) very highly, permagni, or, with aestimare, permagno; maximi. Highly to be respected, maxime colendus: valde observandus: highly delighted, laetissimus: laetitia elatus or exsultans: highly honored, honoratissimus: to value anybody highly, aliquem magni facere; aliquem admirari, suspicere (look up to him).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for highly?
- The usual Latin words for “highly” are altus, excelsus, valdē; also aestimō, permagnus, maximus. 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.