adverb
molliter
molliter (comparative mollius, superlative mollissimē)
Classical[ˈmɔl.lɪ.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔl.li.ter]
Meaning
- softly, gently, easily, agreeably
- calmly, patiently, sensitively
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
molliter adv. with comp. and sup.
mollis, softly, gently, agreeably : te curasti, T.: aves nidos mollissime substernunt: membra movere mollius (in the dance), H.: ossa cubent, O.: Excudent spirantia mollius aera, more agreeably , V.: Versiculi euntes Mollius, smoothly , H.—Fig.: quod ferendum est molliter sapienti, patiently : vivere, voluptuously : aegritudinem pati, without fortitude , S.: ne quid per metum mollius consuleretur, too compliantly , L.: amici mollius interpretantur, too favorably , Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin molliter From mollis (“soft”) + -ter.