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
- P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."