expressus, expressa -um, expressior -or -us, expressissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
distinct/clear/plain/visible/prominent, clearly defined; closely modeled on;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressus | expressi |
| Gen. | expressi | expressorum |
| Dat. | expresso | — |
| Acc. | expressum | expressos |
| Voc. | expresse | expressi |
| Abl. | expresso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressa | expressae |
| Gen. | expressae | expressarum |
| Dat. | expressae | — |
| Acc. | expressam | expressas |
| Voc. | expressa | expressae |
| Abl. | expressa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressum | expressa |
| Gen. | expressi | expressorum |
| Dat. | expresso | — |
| Acc. | expressum | expressa |
| Voc. | expressum | expressa |
| Abl. | expresso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressius | expressiora |
| Gen. | expressioris | — |
| Acc. | expressius | expressiora |
| Voc. | expressius | expressiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressissimus | expressissimi |
| Gen. | expressissimi | expressissimorum |
| Dat. | expressissimo | — |
| Acc. | expressissimum | expressissimos |
| Voc. | expressissime | expressissimi |
| Abl. | expressissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressissima | expressissimae |
| Gen. | expressissimae | expressissimarum |
| Dat. | expressissimae | — |
| Acc. | expressissimam | expressissimas |
| Voc. | expressissima | expressissimae |
| Abl. | expressissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | expressissimum | expressissima |
| Gen. | expressissimi | expressissimorum |
| Dat. | expressissimo | — |
| Acc. | expressissimum | expressissima |
| Voc. | expressissimum | expressissima |
| Abl. | expressissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...autem versus hic de Graeco illo Hesiodi versu expressus: he de kake boule toi bouleusanti kakiste. VI Verba..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...medio ut propulsa suo condensa coiret, tam magis expressus salsus de corpore sudor augebat mare manando camposque natantis..." - L
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...principalis partis suae sensus est non satis dilucidusnec expressus. (14) 'Dicitis' inquit 'omne animal primum constitutioni suae conciliari..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...stella transcurrens et quisquis alius est ignis aere expressus in fuga est nec apparet, nisi dum cadit: cometes..." - L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...humiles attritu suo ignem reddant ; qui in superiora expressus, in parte caeli sincera puraque uisitur..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...infirmitatem in posterum minari solet protinus omnibus membris expressus infans. Audeat haec aetas plura et inueniat et inuentis..." 
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...reliquiis telumque iacit quod proximus Hopleus praebuerat: perit expressus conamine sanguis. tunc tristes socii cupidum bellare (quis ardor..."