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
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..."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..."
