firmissimus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →firmus, firma -um, firmior -or -us, firmissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
firm/steady; substantial/solid/secure/safe; strong/robust/sturdy/stout/durable;; loyal/staunch/true/constant; stable/mature; valid/convincing/well founded;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
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Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...quamquam milite, quamquam classe valet, patria tamen est firmissimus ira Androgeique necem iustis ulciscitur armis. ante tamen bello..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...laborum, acri ingenio, satis providens, belli haud ignarus, firmissimus contra pericula et invidias. Sed legiones per Italiam Regium..." - G
Liber II
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Tertullus consul designatus, vir egregius et pro veritate firmissimus, censuit septingenta milia quae acceperat Marius aerario inferenda, Mario..."