adtrita
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adtero, adterere, adtrivi, adtritus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rub, rub against; grind; chafe; wear out/down/away; diminish, impair; waste;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →adtritus, adtrita -um, adtritior -or -us, adtritissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
worn, worn down by use; smoothed; hardened, brazen; thin (style), attenuated;; rubbed (off/away), wasted; bruised; shameless, impudent, brazen;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Aspicis hunc uno contentum lumine, cuius lippa sub adtrita fronte lacuna patet? Ne contemne caput, nihil est furacius..."- M
VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...sane vix iam dinoscendam speciem vetustas reliquit, sed adtritae manus et tumida vestigia vinculorum et testis longae captivitatis..."
