suaviter in modo, fortiter in re

[ swah-wi-ter in -moh-doh, fohr-ti-ter in -rey; English swav-i-ter in -moh-doh, fawr-ti-ter in -ree, fohr-, swah-vi-ter ]

/ ˈswɑ wɪˌtɛr ɪn ˈmoʊ doʊ, ˈfoʊr tɪˌtɛr ɪn ˈreɪ; English ˈswæv ɪ tər ɪn ˈmoʊ doʊ, ˈfɔr tɪ tər ɪn ˈri, ˈfoʊr-, ˈswɑ vɪ tər /

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Latin.

gently in manner, firmly in action.

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How to use suaviter in modo, fortiter in re in a sentence

"Fortiter occupa portum" was the motto over the door to his vaults, and he fortified port impregnably.
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
"Tanquam furibundum et mente captum catenis et vinculis me statim fortiter astringatis, et arcta custodia," etc.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
Let Mr. Slope do the fortiter in re, he himself would pour in the suaviter in modo.
Barchester Towers|Anthony Trollope
He was a good man, but possessed no fitness for the position; he had much of the fortiter in re, but none of the suaviter in modo.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs

On the little finger was a plain gold signet-ring, bearing the motto, Fortiter fideliter feliciter.
Mammon and Co.|E. F. Benson