totis viribus
[ toh-tis wee-ri-boos; English toh-tis vir-uh-buhs ]
adverbLatin.
with all one's might.
Origin of totis viribus
1First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin tōtīs vīribus, ablative plural of vīs “force, might” and tōtus “all, entire, the whole of”
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How to use totis viribus in a sentence
When the Speaker put the question, each party roared ‘Aye’ and ‘No’ totis viribus.
The Greville Memoirs | Charles C. F. GrevilleI have passed over all the Doctor's other reproaches upon Scotland, but the sheep's head I will defend totis viribus.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 | BoswellUt non totis viribus, sedulis atque quantum in me fuit gemebundis precibus apud Deum qusierim.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
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