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maledicus

Dictionary entries

  • maledicus, maledica, maledicum:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = slanderous; abusive; scurrilous; evil-speaking; (of persons/remarks);

    Entry →
    nom. sg. (m.)

Examples

  • M

    Liber XII

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...haec minora sunt ipso illo vitio animi quod maledicus a malefico non distat nisi occasione. X. turpis voluptas..."
  • M

    Liber II

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...creduntur. Est praeterea quaedam uirtutum uitiorumque uicinia, qua maledicus pro libero, temerarius pro forti, effusus pro copioso accipitur..."

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