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
- L
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..." - P
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..."
