obnixos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →obnixus, obnixa, obnixum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
resolute, determined; obstinate;
acc. pl. (m.) - Entry →obnitor, obniti, obnixus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Lesser
thrust/press against; struggle against, offer resistance; make a stand;
acc. pl. perf. part.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...utinam quires! nuper te pallida uidi, dum premis obnixo uenabula comminus apro, poplite succiduo resupinum ac paene ruentem..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Meleagre, subit: ibi demum cuspide lata haesit et obnixo ferrum laxauit in armo. talis adhuc trepidum linquit Calydonius..."- P
Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...uulneribus crebris; lauit ater corpora sanguis, uersaque in obnixos urgentur cornua uasto cum gemitu; reboant siluaeque et longus..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...armemus. Ne procurri quidem ab acie velim sed obnixos vos stabili gradu impetum hostium excipere. Ubi illi vana..."