memoriter

[ muh-mawr-i-ter, -ter, -mohr- ]

adverb

1. by heart; by memory.

adjective

1. involving or requiring memorization:

   the memoriter aspects of a college course.

Word History and Origins

Origin of memoriter¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin, equivalent to memori- (stem of memor “mindful of, remembering” ) + -ter adverb suffix

Example Sentences

The Druids on the continent never committed their mysteries to writing, but taught their pupils memoriter.

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This he attributed partly to his habit of repeating them memoriter.

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The great objection to memoriter speaking is that it limits and handicaps the speaker.

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Et quicunque haec verba non scripta sed memoriter tradita recitat nunquam dolebit vento ventre.

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He alwaies carried a little Greeke Testament about with him; he had almost memoriter.

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