crudelissimus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →crudelis, crudele, crudelior -or -us, crudelissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cruel/hardhearted/unmerciful/severe, bloodthirsty/savage/inhuman; harsh/bitter;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
- M
VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...inventum est, quod sanaret alium. captet licet crudelissimus senex parricidii immanitatem metu maiore protegere, non invenio, unde colligi..." - M
In Catilinam IV
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...utrum is clemens ac misericors an inhumanissimus et crudelissimus esse videatur. Mihi vero inportunus ac ferreus..." - G
de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...Pontum omnibus copiis occupavit ibique et victor et crudelissimus rex, cum sibi fortunam paternam feliciore eventu destinaret, multa..."