adverb
magnificē
magnificē (comparative magnificius, superlative magnificissimē)
Classical[maŋˈnɪ.fɪ.keː]Ecclesiastical[maɲˈɲiː.fi.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- superbly
- splendidly
magnĭfĭcē and magnĭfĭcenter,
I. advv., v. magnificus fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
māgnificē adv. with comp. māgnificentius, and sup. māgnificentissimē
magnificus, nobly, magnificently, generously, grandly, sumptuously, richly, splendidly, excellently : te tractare, T.: convivium apparat: vincere, gloriously : magnificentius restitutum (templum): consulatum magnificentissime gerere.— Pompously, proudly, haughtily, boastfully : alqd dicere, T.: loqui, L.: iactare se.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós
- Proto-Italic*magnos
- Latinmagnificē
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Latin -ē Latin magnificē From magnificus + -ē.