"graviter" meaning in Latin

See graviter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˈɡra.wɪ.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɡraː.vi.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: gravius [comparative], gravissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin graviter From gravis (“heavy”) + -ter. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|gravis<t:heavy>|-ter|text=+|title=graviter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin graviter [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*gʷraus", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "gravis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "graviter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="graviter"> From gravis (“heavy”) + -ter. Head templates: {{la-adv|graviter}} graviter (comparative gravius, superlative gravissimē)
  1. heavily, weightily, ponderously
    Sense id: en-graviter-la-adv-p3JoInmE Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ter Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 57 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 26 71 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 24 76 0 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 93 7 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 93 7 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 0 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ter: 51 24 24
  2. strongly, violently
    Sense id: en-graviter-la-adv-Q4cynjFE
  3. (figuratively) severely, harshly Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-graviter-la-adv-lOYAPQe3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gravātē, gravidō, gravidus, gravis, gravitās, gravō, gravor

Inflected forms

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