corruptissimos
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;
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
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..."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..."
