destrictus, destricta -um, destrictior -or -us, destrictissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
strict, severe; uncompromising; unreserved; rigid (L+S); censorious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictus | destricti |
| Gen. | destricti | destrictorum |
| Dat. | destricto | — |
| Acc. | destrictum | destrictos |
| Voc. | destricte | destricti |
| Abl. | destricto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destricta | destrictae |
| Gen. | destrictae | destrictarum |
| Dat. | destrictae | — |
| Acc. | destrictam | destrictas |
| Voc. | destricta | destrictae |
| Abl. | destricta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictum | destricta |
| Gen. | destricti | destrictorum |
| Dat. | destricto | — |
| Acc. | destrictum | destricta |
| Voc. | destrictum | destricta |
| Abl. | destricto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictius | destrictiora |
| Gen. | destrictioris | — |
| Acc. | destrictius | destrictiora |
| Voc. | destrictius | destrictiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictissimus | destrictissimi |
| Gen. | destrictissimi | destrictissimorum |
| Dat. | destrictissimo | — |
| Acc. | destrictissimum | destrictissimos |
| Voc. | destrictissime | destrictissimi |
| Abl. | destrictissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictissima | destrictissimae |
| Gen. | destrictissimae | destrictissimarum |
| Dat. | destrictissimae | — |
| Acc. | destrictissimam | destrictissimas |
| Voc. | destrictissima | destrictissimae |
| Abl. | destrictissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | destrictissimum | destrictissima |
| Gen. | destrictissimi | destrictissimorum |
| Dat. | destrictissimo | — |
| Acc. | destrictissimum | destrictissima |
| Voc. | destrictissimum | destrictissima |
| Abl. | destrictissimo | — |
Examples
Octavia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Statuam ipse. Se. Quae consensus efficiat rata. Ne. Destrictus ensis faciet. Se. Hoc absit nefas. Ne. An patiar..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...adsumitur, sed instandi: "quid enim tuus ille, tubero, destrictus in acie Pharsalica gladius agebat?" et "quo usque tandem..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quodam adlevantur: XXVII. "Quid enim tuus ille, tubero, destrictus in acie Pharsalica gladius agebat? cuius latus ille mucro..."
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...gentibus et tanto dignus morerere sepulcro? occidis extremae destrictus uerbere caudae ignaro serpente puer, fugit ilicet artus somnus..."