circumscripti
Dictionary entries
- Entry →circumscriptus, circumscripta -um, circumscriptior -or -us, circumscriptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
concisely expressed, succinct; compressed; rounded-off into periods, periodic;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →circumscribo, circumscribere, circumscripsi, circumscriptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abridge, write concise form/well-turned phrase; cheat, impose on; circumvent;; draw a line/circle around; circumscribe; hem in, confine, restrict; rule out;
gen. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...oratore arator". Pessimum vero: "ne patres conscripti videantur circumscripti". Raro evenit, sed vehementer +venit sic+ contigit, ut aliqui..."Liber Tertius
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...naturam, tollatur omnis ea, quae quaeratur laudeturque, prudentia? Circumscriptis igitur iis sententiis, quas posui, et iis, si quae..."Liber II
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...afficit; quid maxime, dubites. Crebra ἐνθυμήματα crebri syllogismi, circumscripti et effecti, quod stilo quoque assequi magnum est. Incredibilis..."
