adverb
gravātē
gravātē (comparative gravātius, superlative gravātissimē)
Meaning
- grudgingly, reluctantly, unwillingly
grăvāte, v. gravo
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gravātē adv.
gravatus, with difficulty, reluctantly, unwillingly, grudgingly : non gravate respondere: ille primo: concedere, L.
Origins
From gravātus + -ē (adverb-forming suffix), from gravor (“to do unwillingly, regard as a burden”), from gravis (“heavy”).