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“urgently” in Latin

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

urgently
vehementer: etiam atque etiam (e.g., to entreat, recommend): summe (e.g., contendere a aliquo, ut, etc.): acerrime (e.g., suadere, ut, Velleius). To entreat anybody urgently to, etc., summe contendere ab aliquo ut, etc.; cum aliquo agere ut, etc. (Vid: Cic., Lael., 1, 4.)

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for urgently?
The usual Latin words for “urgently” are vehemēns, super, ācer; also suādeō, Velleius. 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.