cultius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cultus, culta -um, cultior -or -us, cultissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
cultivated/tilled/farmed (well); ornamented, neat/well groomed; polished/elegant
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →culte, cultius, cultissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elegantly, smartly, stylishly; (of oratorical style); with polish/refinement;
Examples
de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...respicis famam et malignis sermonibus tangeris? 2. Quare cultius rus tibi est quam naturalis usus desiderat..."Dialogus de Oratoribus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...esset, nec voluntatem ei, quo [minus] sublimius et cultius diceret, sed ingenium ac vires defuisse. Quid? Ex Caelianis..."
