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
- G
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..." - M
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..."
