laxus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →laxus, laxa -um, laxior -or -us, laxissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wide, spacious, ample, roomy; loose, not close packed; slack, not tight; lax;; unstrung; relaxed, at ease; unrestricted; breached/wide open; distant (time);
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
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Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...digito quamvis angustus et haerens, inque sinum mira laxus ab arte cadam. idem ego, ut arcanas possim signare..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...gracilis, pleno velamina filo Sumat, et ex umeris laxus amictus eat. Pallida purpureis spargat sua corpora virgis, Nigrior..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...quod rusticius tonso toga defluit et male laxus in pede calceus haeret: at est bonus, ut melior..."