erectius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →erectus, erecta -um, erectior -or -us, erectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
upright, erect; perpendicular; confident/bold/assured; noble; attentive/alert;
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...exordium, tamen fuerit necesse est aliquid plenius et erectius dum dicit "pro fortissimo viro" quam cum "etsi vereor..."Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...annis, cum omne studiorum genus paulo liberius et erectius periculosum servitus fecisset. 'A fine Aufidi Bassi triginta unus..."