corruptissimo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →corruptus, corrupta -um, corruptior -or -us, corruptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rotten/decayed; infected (wounds), corrupt; degenerate/decadent; depraved/venal;; incorrect/improper/disorderly; impure/adulterated/changed for worse; seditious;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.)
Examples
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Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...creditur disertum quod et alius dixisset? XXV. A corruptissimo quoque poetarum figuras seu tralationes mutuamur, tum demum ingeniosi..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...expetitum, ita neque Paulinum, qua prudentia fuit, sperasse corruptissimo saeculo tantam vulgi moderationem reor ut qui pacem belli..."
