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English
Vix
IPA: /wiːks/ (Classical)
Definition
1
scarcely, hardly, barely
2
with difficulty, not easily, reluctantly
Examples
Contra felicem vix deus vires habet.
Against the lucky, even a god is powerless. (Proverbial shade at fortune's favorites.)
Vix potui edere totam placentam in unum frustum.
I could barely eat the whole pizza in one bite. (Ambitious midnight snack goals.)
Post Netflix maratonem, vix dormivi.
After a Netflix marathon, I barely slept. (The ultimate modern insomnia excuse.)
Vix intellexi sermonem illius politici.
I scarcely understood that politician's speech. (A timeless struggle, apparently.)