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leviter

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[lev-i-ter] / ˈlɛv ɪ tər /

adverb

  1. (in prescriptions) lightly.


Etymology

Origin of leviter

From Latin

Example Sentences

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Ernesti says: "Confregit leviter arundines, et addidit similiter confractis myricæ frondibus."

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

Dissertatio medica, in qua potus coffeæ, leviter adumbratur.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

N. test� sub-globos�, fusc�, albo fulvoque fasciat�, juxta suturam striat�; labio exteriore supr� leviter emarginato; umbilico magno, aperto; columell� obsolet� terminante.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

P. test� parv�, olivace�; spir� apertur� longiore, apice obtuso, rufo; anfractu basali medio leviter carinato; umbilico obsoleto.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

Antenn� prismatic�, in utroque sexu ad medium leviter crassescentes, extern� breviter piloso baciliat�, mucrone arcuato, producto, sensim terminantes.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

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