hactenus

Latin

Etymology

hāc (on this side) +‎ tenus (unto”, “as far as)

Pronunciation

Adverb

hāctenus (not comparable)

  1. thus far, so far, as far as this.
    Synonym: adhuc
  2. to this point (but no further).
  3. (figuratively) thus far, hitherto, to this moment, until now.
  4. (figuratively) to this extent, so far
  5. so much for.

References

  • hactenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hactenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hactenus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • so much for this subject...; enough has been said on..: atque or sed haec (quidem) hactenus