avidissimus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →avidus, avida -um, avidior -or -us, avidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
greedy, eager, ardent, desirous of; avaricious, insatiable; lustful, passionate;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...fata latentia vexa, laurigerosque ignes, si quando, avidissimus hauri! arma horrenda tibi saevosque remisimus enses, numquam has inbelles..."- G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...Ceterum ad simulandam pacem, cuius Numida defessus bello avidissimus erat, quae utilia visa constituunt. Ita composito dolo digrediuntur..."