English → Latin
“indistinctly” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedperplexusentangled, involved, intricate, confused; unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscuredictōto repeat, say often; to dictate (to someone for writing); to compose, express in writingcernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift; to perceive, see, discern, behold; to (intellectually) comprehend, discern, regaloquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someo
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indistinctly
minus clare: obscure (e.g., dicta, Quint.; very indistinctly, obscure admodum; e.g., cernere, Cic.): perplexe (e.g., loqui). To pronounce letters or words indistinctly, litteras dicendo obscurare (not to give them their clear, proper sound); litteras opprimere (not to let them be heard, Cic., Off., 1, 37, 6); verba devorare (to slur them over; only to half-pronounce, Quint., 11, 3, 33; Sen., De Ir., 3, 14, end).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indistinctly?
- The usual Latin words for “indistinctly” are obscūrus, perplexus, dictō; also cernō, loquor. 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.