adtritae
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;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. 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;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.)
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..."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..."
