CERTIUS, certius
Sounds Like: KER-tee-oos
Translations: more certain, surer, more reliable, a more certain thing, a surer thing
From the root: CERTUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: Certius is the comparative form of the Latin adjective 'certus', meaning 'certain' or 'sure'. It translates to 'more certain' or 'surer'. It can be used to describe something that is more definite or reliable than something else. For example, 'certius est' means 'it is more certain'.
Inflection: Comparative Degree, Neuter Singular Nominative or Accusative, or Masculine/Feminine Singular Nominative
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 13:2
From the same root
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