insuavis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →insuavis, insuave, insuavior -or -us, insuavissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
harsh, disagreeable, unpleasing; sour, not sweet; unpleasant in taste/smell;
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all)nom. sg. (m./f.)voc. sg. (m./f.)
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Neque enim vulgaris esse neque humilis nec insuavis haec recte modo adscita potest. Copiam quoque sermonis auget permutando..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...paulum deliquit amicus, quod nisi concedas, habeare insuavis: acerbus odisti et fugis ut Rusonem debitor aeris, qui nisi..."
