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
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..."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..."