totis viribus

[ toh-tis wee-ri-boos; English toh-tis vir-uh-buhs ]

/ ˈtoʊ tɪs ˈwi rɪˌbʊs; English ˈtoʊ tɪs ˈvɪr ə bəs /

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adverb Latin.

with all one's might.

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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”

Domi primm dedimus operam, vt pro nostris viribus officium Ecclesiasticum ne deesset.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Pedes quatuor, digitis fere aequalibus, totis lobatis, muticis; poris femoralibus distinctis.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
In triviis quum spe canes discedere aventes Diversi cupidine summis ex viribus tendunt.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont
Maledictus sit in totis compagibus membrorum, a vertice capitis, usque ad plantam pedis—non sit in eo sanitas.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

Pontifex, ut cteri Christiani principes, ipsos pro viribus juvent.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign