adverb
tenuiter
tenuiter (comparative tenuïus, superlative tenuissimē, adjective tenuis)
Classical[tɛˈnu.ɪ.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[teˈnuː.i.ter]
Meaning
- finely
- weakly
- slightly
- delicately
- tenuously
tĕnŭĭter, adv., v. tenuis
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tenuiter adv. with comp. and sup.
tenuis, thinly : alutae confectae, Cs.— Indifferently, poorly: Da . Quid rei gerit? Ge . sic, tenuiter, T.— Fig., simply, plainly, directly : disserere: illae (argumentationes) tenuius tractantur.— Lightly, triflingly, inadequately : Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta conligere: tenuissime aestimare, at the lowest possible valuation .