adversarius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adversarius, adversaria, adversarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposed (to), hostile, inimical, adverse; harmful, injurious, prejudicial;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →adversarius, adversari(i):
Common · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
enemy, adversary, antagonist, opponent, rival, foe; of an opposing party;
nom. sg.
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...DAEM. Quid facies? LABR. Volcanum adducam, is Venerist adversarius. TRACH. Quo illic it? LABR. Heus, ecquis..."Liber XI
Aulus Gellius
"...quoque a lectionibus id genus paucis apirocalus, cum adversarius causam differri postularet: "rogo, praetor," inquit "subveni, succurre! quonam..."Datames
Cornelius Nepos
"...talem, ut neque circumiretur ab hostibus neque praeteriret adversarius, quin ancipitibus locis premeretur, et, si dimicare eo vellet..."Timotheus
Cornelius Nepos
"...esset. Populus ater, suspicax ob eamque rem mobilis, adversarius, invidus - etiam potentiae in crimen vocabantur - domum revocat: accusantur..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...compressum etiam indecenter effudit. Quod cum animadvertisset adversarius Ascylti, flexit convicium in puerum et: "Tu autem, inquit, etiam..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...similia desiderant. At illic et iudex tacet et adversarius obstrepit et nihil temere dictum perit, et si quid..."Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aliena, ut si quid quod pro nobis sit adversarius fecit: semper vero magis nocent nostra quam aliena..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quid nos fugerit, et quid responsurus sit adversarius his et his, aut quam spem accusator habeat omnibus ita.defensis..."
