explicitus, explicita -um, explicitior -or -us, explicitissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
clear, straightforward, explicit, plain;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitus | expliciti |
| Gen. | expliciti | explicitorum |
| Dat. | explicito | — |
| Acc. | explicitum | explicitos |
| Voc. | explicite | expliciti |
| Abl. | explicito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicita | explicitae |
| Gen. | explicitae | explicitarum |
| Dat. | explicitae | — |
| Acc. | explicitam | explicitas |
| Voc. | explicita | explicitae |
| Abl. | explicita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitum | explicita |
| Gen. | expliciti | explicitorum |
| Dat. | explicito | — |
| Acc. | explicitum | explicita |
| Voc. | explicitum | explicita |
| Abl. | explicito | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitius | explicitiora |
| Gen. | explicitioris | — |
| Acc. | explicitius | explicitiora |
| Voc. | explicitius | explicitiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitissimus | explicitissimi |
| Gen. | explicitissimi | explicitissimorum |
| Dat. | explicitissimo | — |
| Acc. | explicitissimum | explicitissimos |
| Voc. | explicitissime | explicitissimi |
| Abl. | explicitissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitissima | explicitissimae |
| Gen. | explicitissimae | explicitissimarum |
| Dat. | explicitissimae | — |
| Acc. | explicitissimam | explicitissimas |
| Voc. | explicitissima | explicitissimae |
| Abl. | explicitissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | explicitissimum | explicitissima |
| Gen. | explicitissimi | explicitissimorum |
| Dat. | explicitissimo | — |
| Acc. | explicitissimum | explicitissima |
| Voc. | explicitissimum | explicitissima |
| Abl. | explicitissimo | — |
Examples
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...fulmen interest? Dicam. Fulguratio est late ignis explicitus, fulmen est coactus ignis et in impetum iactus. Solemus duabus..."XV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...prima fronte tractantibus miserrimus iuvenis nondum videtur explicitus, et, si bene prioris ardoris inpatientiam novi, quod cum maxime..."XIV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...miserabilem. quanto crudeliora, quanto graviora patior, qui dicor explicitus! modestior, cum amarem, et quietior; fuerat sane pallor..."VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...praesentiam amissi iuvenis 'sive,' inquit, 'tandem securitate mortis explicitus in aliquo sedis aeternae pudore requiescis, sive exclusus..."