leviter
Americanadverb
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
Prolapsum leviter facili traxere liquore: 48 Tum sonitum rapto corpore fecit Hylas.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Rostrum validum, crassum, conicum, basi rotundatum, versus apicem leviter compressum, culmine convexo non carinato; mandibulis emarginatis, superiore apice adunco.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
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
Hoc misso in Syriam requierunt omnibus aures; Audibant eadem haec leniter et leviter.
From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen
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