adverb
fēlīciter1
fēlīciter (comparative fēlīcius, superlative fēlīcissimē)
Classical[feːˈliː.kɪ.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[feˈliː.t͡ʃi.ter]
№ 994 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- happily
- favorably, fortunately
- abundantly
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
bene et fēlīcī modō; ``fēlīciter!'' clāmat turba victōrī.fēlīciter adv. — in Mille Verba, Certāmina Gymnica
fēlīcĭter, adv., v. 1. felix
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fēlīciter adv. with comp. and sup.
felix, fruitfully, abundantly : illic veniunt felicius uvae, V. — Auspiciously, fortunately, favorably : ut ea res mihi bene atque feliciter eveniret.— Luckily, happily, successfully : vivere: navigare: audet, H.: ob ea feliciter acta, S.: dictum ‘feliciter,’ congratulations offered , Iu.: ossa felicius quiescant, O.: bella felicissime multa gessit.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin fēlīciter From fēlīx (“fruitful, happy”) + -ter.