contrarius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →contrarius, contraria, contrarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, contrary, in contradiction; antithetical; opposed/hostile/adverse;; incompatible; reversed, inverted; reciprocal, mutual; counterbalancing;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →contrarius, contrarii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
opponent, adversary; antagonist;
nom. sg.
Examples
- T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...ossibus atque medullis sive voluptas est sive est contrarius ardor. nec temere huc dolor usque potest penetrare neque..." - D
Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...quotiens a limine mouerat unum protuleratque pedem, flebat contrarius auctor? sed facilis cuiuis rigidi censura cachinni: mirandum..." - D
Satura IX
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...habitum facies. igitur flexisse uideris propositum et uitae contrarius ire priori. nuper enim, ut repeto, fanum Isidis..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...stellis in eandem partem cursus est, id est contrarius mundo (hic enim ab ortu uoluitur in occasum, illae..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...septemtrionalis, est solstitialis, est aequinoctialis, est brumalis, est contrarius septemtrionali. His sextus accedit, qui superiorem partem mundi..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...brevi et longa) quique est ei contrarius. XLVIII. sunt hi et metrici pedes, sed hoc interest, quod rhythmo..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...lacrimae tamen, utque carina, quam ventus ventoque rapit contrarius aestus, vim geminam sentit paretque incerta duobus, Thestias haud..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cetera, vincit inpetus, et rapido contrarius evehor orbi. finge datos currus: quid ages? poterisne rotatis obvius ire polis..."