speciosior
Dictionary entries
- Entry →speciosus, speciosa -um, speciosior -or -us, speciosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful/handsome/good-looking; attractive/appealing; presentable/respectable;; spectacular/brilliant/impressive/splendid; showy/public; plausible, specious;
nom. sg. (m./f.)voc. sg. (m./f.)
Examples
- M
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Sedulo imitor quaerentem, ut quaerere doceam, et omisso speciosiore stili genere ad utilitatem me submitto discentium. Omnes adhuc..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...etiam disputatrix uirtus erit: adeo de hac, quae speciosior atque apertior tanto est, nihil dubitabitur. Sed plenius..."
