saevissimus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →saevus, saeva -um, saevior -or -us, saevissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
savage; fierce/ferocious; violent/wild/raging; cruel, harsh, severe; vehement;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...mori pro moenibus ardent. Interea Turnum in silvis saevissimus implet nuntius et iuveni ingentem fert Acca tumultum: deletas..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...plebe infima C. Marius et nobilium saevissimus L. Sulla victam armis libertatem in dominationem verterunt. post quos..."
