totis viribus

American  

[toh-tis wee-ri-boos, toh-tis vir-uh-buhs] / ˈtoʊ tɪs ˈwi rɪˌbʊs, ˈtoʊ tɪs ˈvɪr ə bəs /

adverb

Latin.

1. with all one's might.

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Etymology

Origin of totis viribus

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin tōtīs vīribus, ablative plural of vīs “force, might” and tōtus “all, entire, the whole of”

Example Sentences

When the Speaker put the question, each party roared ‘Aye’ and ‘No’ totis viribus.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry

I have passed over all the Doctor's other reproaches upon Scotland, but the sheep's head I will defend totis viribus.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James

Opposing all and every sort of Reform totis viribus while he dared, now he makes a death-bed profession of acquiescence in something which should be more moderate than this.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry

Hanc Owtrede reputo, qui totis viribus Verbis et opere insultat fratribus.

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)