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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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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

Remiges supra fuscae, ad marginem externum apicemque leviter albido-notatae; subtus pallide fuscae.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

A. apertur� parv�, leviter prominente: scutis nullis: capitulo plerumque tribus, parvis, compressis eminentiis secundum carinalem marginem instructo.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Quae auctoris doctrina quam falsa sit et erronea nemo est, qui christianae doctrinae rudimentis vel leviter imbutus non illico videat, planeque sentiat.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by

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