adverb
mīrē
mīrē (not comparable)
Classical[ˈmiː.reː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.re]
Meaning
- not comparablewondrously, marvelously, amazingly
- not comparablestrangely, peculiarly, uncommonly, exceedingly
mire quam illius loci non modo usus sed etiam cogitatio delectat.
It is a wonder how, not only the use of that place, but also the very thought of it delights me.68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 8.1.2
mīrē, adv., v. mirus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mīrē adv.
mirus, wonderfully, marvellously, strangely, uncommonly, exceedingly : ea mire scite facta: fallere hospites, H.: gratum, L.—With quam, it is strange how, incredibly : mire quam illius loci cogitatio delectat.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*smey-
- Proto-Indo-European*sméyros
- Proto-Italic*smeiros
- Latinmīrē
Latin -ē Latin mīrē From mīrus + -ē.