deformis, deforme, deformior -or -us, deformissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
deformed/illformed/misshapen/disfigured; shameful/degrading/base; ugly/loathsome
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deforme | deformia |
| Acc. | deforme | deformia |
| Voc. | deforme | deformia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deformius | deformiora |
| Gen. | deformioris | — |
| Acc. | deformius | deformiora |
| Voc. | deformius | deformiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deformissimus | deformissimi |
| Gen. | deformissimi | deformissimorum |
| Dat. | deformissimo | — |
| Acc. | deformissimum | deformissimos |
| Voc. | deformissime | deformissimi |
| Abl. | deformissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deformissima | deformissimae |
| Gen. | deformissimae | deformissimarum |
| Dat. | deformissimae | — |
| Acc. | deformissimam | deformissimas |
| Voc. | deformissima | deformissimae |
| Abl. | deformissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deformissimum | deformissima |
| Gen. | deformissimi | deformissimorum |
| Dat. | deformissimo | — |
| Acc. | deformissimum | deformissima |
| Voc. | deformissimum | deformissima |
| Abl. | deformissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...mare Lagei mutatur gurgite Nili:hunc ego, fluminea deformis truncus harena 685qui iacet, agnosco. dubiam super aequora Syrtimarentemque..." - A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...maritus senex super uxore divite atque deformi querebatur, quod ancillam suam, non inscito puellam ministerio et facie haut..." - D
Satura IV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...cedente pruinis autumno, iam quartanam sperantibus aegris, stridebat deformis hiems praedamque recentem seruabat; tamen hic properat, uelut urgueat..." - D
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...quod adulandi gens prudentissima laudat sermonem indocti, faciem deformis amici, et longum invalidi collum cervicibus aequat Herculis Antaeum..." Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...ipse Ioui. 10 Vis futui gratis, cum sis deformis anusque. Res perridicula est: uis dare nec dare..."- L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...casa vir magnus exire, potest et ex deformi humilique corpusculo formosus animus ac magnus. Quosdam itaque mihi videtur..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...deinde ad quaedam consilium: formosus, ut uitaret infamiam; deformis, ut sciret redimendum esse uirtutibus quicquid corpori deesset; iuuenis..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...senatustantaque discessit regum manus. incipe Magnum 80sola sequi. deformis adhuc uiuente maritosummus et augeri uetitus dolor: ultima debetesse..."