elate, elatius, elatissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
haughtily, proudly; insolently; in a grand/lofty style of speech/writing;
Inflections
positive
elate, elatius, elatissime
comparative
elate
superlative
elate
Examples
- M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...musice. XXIV. Namque et voce et modulatione grandia elate, iucunda dulciter, moderata leniter canit totaque arte consentit..." - P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...citum ferrata calce fatigat. 'vane Ligus frustraque animis elate superbis, nequiquam patrias temptasti lubricus artis, nec fraus..."