insuavius
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. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...aures, quod mutaveris. Sicut illud contra eiusdem Vergilii insuavius facias, si mutes: quem das finem, rex magne, laborum..."Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...Illud enim sic compositum iucundius ad aurem completiusque, insuavius hoc inperfectiusque est, si modo ita explorata aure homo..."