tenacibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tenax, tenacis (gen.), tenacior -or -us, tenacissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
holding fast, clinging; tenacious; retentive; close-fisted/tight/niggardly;; restraining; (fetters/embrace); steadfast, persistent; obstinate, stubborn;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...omne fere pueritiae atque adulescentiae tempus variis et tenacibus morbis conflictatus est, adeo ut animo simul et corpore..."XIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...cera componitur, accedit usibus inenarrabilis decor. nam primum tenacibus vinculis fundamenta suspendunt, tum ab exordio in omnem partem..."
