mordaci
Dictionary entries
- Entry →mordax, (gen.), mordacis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
biting, snappish; tart; cutting, sharp; caustic;
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all)
Examples
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Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Sumere; iudiciis ista venena meis; Aut piper urticae mordacis semine miscent, Tritaque in annoso flava pyrethra mero..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...tibi nec ferro placeat torquere capillos, Nec tua mordaci pumice crura teras. Ista iube faciant, quorum Cybeleia mater..."