formose, formosius, formosissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautifully, in a beautiful manner;
Inflections
positive
formose, formosius, formosissime
comparative
formose
superlative
formose
Examples
Ecloga VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...montibus altis: saepius at si me, Lycida formose, reuisas, fraxinus in siluis cedat tibi, pinus in hortis. Meliboeus..."Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...ante alias; nam me discedere flevit et longum 'formose, vale, vale,' inquit, Iolla. Damoetas Triste lupus stabulis, maturis..."Ecloga II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...quamvis ille niger, quamvis tu candidus esses? o formose puer, nimium ne crede colori; alba ligustra cadunt, vaccinia..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...spina relicta rosa. Et tibi iam venient cani, formose, capilli, Iam venient rugae, quae tibi corpus arent..."