acriter

Latin

Etymology

From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) +‎ -iter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.kri.ter/, [ˈäːkrɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kri.ter/, [ˈäːkrit̪er]

Adverb

ācriter (comparative ācrius, superlative ācerrimē)

1. sharply, strongly, vehemently, zealously

Related terms

• ācer
• ācrimōnia
• ācritās
• ācritūdō

References

• “acriter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “acriter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• acriter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.