(mīte) adv., only comp.and sup.
mitis, mildly, gently : Mitius ista feres, O.: mitissime legatos appellare, Cs.: mitius alqm adloqui, Ta.
mīte, adv., v. mitis fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. II. Mite ·noun Anything very small; a minute object...
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