totis viribus

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[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

He was frequently unaware of when people had had enough of him; and consequently on the present occasion--after he had informed Zara, that finding that her father was out, he had taken the liberty of walking into the library to look at a book he wanted--he put back that book, and attacked Sir Edward Digby, totis viribus, upon the state of the weather, the state of the country, and the state of the smugglers.

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Quocirca nonnihil conducet negotio atque ad augmentationem fidei in Hibernia ut Sua Sanctitas consideret servitium Geraldinorum et potissimum Jacobi Gerald generalis Vestrae Sanctitatis et istius postremo comitis Desmoniae qui totis viribus impugnat maledictam reginam ejusque fautores quique progressus felices ipsam impugnando hactenus habuit.

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What puzzles me most is the opposition of the clergy; they are the parties most immediately and most deeply interested in this Bill, and yet the great majority of them appear to be opposed totis viribus to it.

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He said, ‘Strive totis viribus to effect a repeal of the Union;’ when Lord Anglesey told him that he feared he should then be obliged to govern Ireland by force, so that they are at daggers drawn.

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

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