adverb
litterātē
litterātē (not comparable)
Meaning
- not comparablein clear letters, legible
- not comparableliterally
littĕrātē (lītĕr-), adv., v. litteratus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
litterātē (līter-) adv. with comp.
litteratus, learnedly, intelligently : scriptorum veterum litterate peritus, critically skilled : dicta, clever sayings : Latine loqui litteratius quam, etc., accurately.—To the letter, literally : respondere.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin litterātus Latin -ē Latin litterātē From litterātus + -ē.