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”

How to use totis viribus in a sentence

Domi primm dedimus operam, vt pro nostris viribus officium Ecclesiasticum ne deesset.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
In triviis quum spe canes discedere aventes Diversi cupidine summis ex viribus tendunt.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont
Pontifex, ut cteri Christiani principes, ipsos pro viribus juvent.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Omnibus viribus, ingenio, et facultatibus suis Pontifici dignitatis et Roman Ecclesi perpetuum fore defensorem.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

The author of this work has plainly not pondered the advice of Horace, "Sumite materiam vestris, qui scribitis, quam viribus."
Ephemera Critica|John Churton Collins