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1 mordax
mordax, ācis, adj. [mordeo], biting, given to biting, snappish ( poet. and in postAug. prose).I.Lit.:B.canis,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 27: equus, Labeo ap. Gell. 4, 2:asinus,
App. M. 8, p. 213 init.: Memmius, Auct. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 240.— Poet.:fibula,
Sid. Carm. 5, 18.—Transf., stinging, sharp, biting, pungent:II.urtica,
stinging, Ov. A. A. 2, 417:arista mordacior hordeo,
Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 61:mordacissima marga,
id. 17, 8, 4, § 45:mordaci icta ferro Pinus,
biting, deepcutting, Hor. C. 4, 6, 9:pumex,
Ov. A. A. 1, 506:pulvis,
corrosive, Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 123:fel,
biting, sharp, Ov. P. 3, 3, 106:acetum,
sharp, pungent, Pers. 5, 86:sucus,
Plin. 25, 8, 50, § 89.—Trop., biting, disposed to bite.A.Of persons:B.Cynicus,
biting, snarling, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 18:lividus et mordax,
id. S. 1, 4, 93.—Of inanim. and abstr. things:carmen,
Ov. Tr. 2, 563:invidia,
Phaedr. 5 prol. 8:verum,
Pers. 1, 107:sollicitudines,
biting, carking, Hor. C. 1, 18, 4:belle interim subicitur pro eo, quod neges, aliud mordacius,
a more stinging assertion, Quint. 6, 3, 74.—Hence, adv.: mordācĭter, bitingly ( poet. and postclass. prose), Macr. S. 7, 3, 8.— Comp.:neque enim in nobis febris alias partes mordacius impellit, sed per omnia pari aequalitate discurrit,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 15, 3:limā mordacius uti,
more sharply, Ov. P. 1, 5, 19:scribere,
Lact. 5, 2, 12. -
2 aculeātus
aculeātus adj. [aculeus], with a sting. — Hence, stinging, sharp: litterae.—Cunning, subtle: sophismata.* * *aculeata, aculeatum ADJprickly; stinging/sharp/barbed; subtle; inflicted by/having sting/spine/points -
3 ūrtīca
ūrtīca ae, f [VAS-], a nettle, stinging-nettle, H., Ct.—Fig., a spur, incentive, stimulant: divitis, Iu.— An itch, unhallowed desire, Iu.* * * -
4 cinifes
Ikind of stinging insect; very small flies, gnatsIIcinifos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
5 mordacitas
stinging, property of stinging; biting sarcasm (Erasmus) -
6 mordāx
mordāx ācis, adj. [MORD], biting, given to biting, snappish: Memmius.— Stinging, sharp, biting, pungent: urtica, O.: ferrum, H.: pumex, O.—Fig., biting, disposed to bite: Cynicus, snarling, H.: carmen, O.: invidia, Ph.: sollicitudines, consuming, H.* * *(gen.), mordacis ADJbiting, snappish; tart; cutting, sharp; caustic -
7 ciniphes
ciniphos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
8 cinyphes
kind of stinging insect; very small flies, gnats -
9 cynifes
cynifos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
10 cyniphes
cyniphos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
11 scinifes
scinifos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
12 sciniphes
sciniphos/is N Ckind of stinging insects; very small flies, gnats; other small creatures (OLD) -
13 acer
1.ăcer, ĕris, n. [kindred with Germ. Ahorn] (f. Serv. ap. Prisc. p. 698 P.), the maple-tree, Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 66 sq.—II.Transf., the wood of the maple-tree, maplewood, used, on account of its hardness and firmness, for writing-tablets, Plin. 33, 11, 52, § 146; Ov. Am. 1, 11, 28.2.ācer, cris, cre, adj. (m. acris, Enn.; f. acer, Naev. and Enn.; acrus, a um, Pall.; Veg.; cf. Charis. 63 and 93 P.) [cf. akis, akôn, akmê, akros, ôkus, oxus; Sanscr. acan = dart, acus = swift; Germ. Ecke; Engl. edge, to egg; and with change of quantity, ăcus, acuo, ăceo, ăcies, ăcerbus], sharp, pointed, piercing, and the like.I.Prop., of the senses and things affecting them, sharp, dazzling, stinging, pungent, fine, piercing:a.praestans valetudine, viribus, formā, acerrimis integerrimisque sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45. So,Of the sight:b.acerrimus sensus videndi,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:acres oculi,
id. Planc. 27:splendor,
Lucr. 4, 304:quidam colores ruboris acerrimi,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 14 al. —Of the hearing:c.voce increpet acri?
Lucr. 3, 953:aurium mensura, quod est acrius judicium et certius,
Cic. de Or. 3, 47:acrem flammae sonitum,
Verg. G. 4, 409:acri tibiā,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 1.—Of smell, Lucr. 4, 122:d.exstinctum lumen acri nidore offendit nares,
id. 6, 792; cf. ib. 1216:unguentis minus diu delectemur summa et acerrima suavitate conditis, quam his moderatis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99:odor,
Plin. 12, 17, 40.—Of taste: ut vitet acria, ut est sinapi, cepa, allium, Var. ap. Non. 201, 13:e.acres humores,
sharp juices, Cic. N. D. 2, 23:lactuca innatat acri stomacho,
an acid stomach, Hor. S. 2, 4, 59; cf. ib. 2, 8, 7:dulcibus cibis acres acutosque miscere,
Plin. Ep. 7, 3 al. —Of sensation in its widest extent: aestatem auctumnus sequitur, post acer hiems fit, sharp, severe, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 647 P. (Ann. v. 406 ed. Vahl.—cf. Lucr. 3, 20; 4, 261); and so Hor.: solvitur acris hiems, C. 1. 4, 1. —B.Of the internal states of the human system, violent, sharp, severe, gnawing:II.fames, Naev. ap. Prisc. l. l. (B. Punic. p. 18 ed. Vahl.): somnus, Enn. ap. Prisc. l. l. (Ann. v. 369): morbus,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 119:dolor,
Lucr. 6, 650:sitis,
Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.Of the states of mind: violent, vehement, passionate, consuming: mors amici subigit, quae mihi est senium multo acerrimum, Att. ap. Non. 2, 22:B.acri ira percitus,
Lucr. 5, 400: cf. 3, 312;6, 754 (on the contrary, 5, 1194: iras acerbas): acres curae,
Lucr. 3, 463, and Var. ap. Non. 241:luctus,
ib. 87:dolor,
Verg. A. 7, 291:metus,
Lucr. 6, 1211; Verg. A. 1, 362:amor,
Tib. 2, 6, 15:acrior ad Venerem cupido,
Curt. 6, 5 al. (Among unpleasant sensations, acer designates a piercing, wounding by sharpness; but acerbus the rough, harsh, repugnant, repulsive.)—Applied to the intellectual qualities, subtle, acute, penetrating, sagacious, shrewd:C.acrem irritat virtutem animi,
Lucr. 1, 70:acri judicio perpende,
id. 2, 1041:memoria,
strong, retentive, Cic. de Or. 2, 87:vir acri ingenio,
id. Or. 5; cf. id. Sest. 20 al. —Applied to moral qualities.1.In a good sense, active, ardent, eager, spirited, brave, zealous:2.milites,
Cic. Cat. 2, 10:civis acerrimus,
an ardent patriot, id. Fam. 10, 28:defensor,
id. ib. 1, 1:studio acriore esse,
id. de Or. 1, 21:jam tum acer curas venientem extendit in annum rusticus,
Verg. G. 2, 405 al. —In a bad sense, violent, hasty, hot, passionate, fierce, severe (very freq.):D.uxor acerrima,
enraged, angry, Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 56; Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 32:dominos acres,
Lucr. 6, 63; Nep. Tim. 3, 5; cf. Bremi Nep. Eum. 11, 1. Also, of animals, Lucr. 4, 421; 5, 860; Verg. A. 4, 156; Hor. Epod. 12, 6; 2, 31; Nep. Eum. 11, 1. —Of abstract things (mostly poet.), Ter. Ph. 2, 2, 32:egestas,
Lucr. 3, 65:poenas,
id. 6, 72:impetus,
ib. 128; 392:acerrimum bellum,
Cic. Balb. 6:nox acerrima atque acerbissima,
id. Sull. 18:acrius supplicium,
id. Cat. 1, 1; in Quint.: acres syllabae, which proceed from short to long, 9, 4.—Acer is constr. with abl., and also (esp. in the histt. of the silv. age) with gen., Vell. 1, 13; Tac. H. 2, 5 al.; cf. Ramsh. § 107, 6 note. With in, Cic. Fam. 8, 15; with inf., Sil. 3, 338.— Adv.: ācrĭter, sharply, strongly, vehemently, eagerly, zealously, etc., in all the signif. of the adj., Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 110; id. Ps. 1, 3, 39; Lucr. 6, 783; Cic. Tusc. 1, 30 al.— Comp., Lucr. 3, 54; 5, 1147; Hor. S. 2, 3, 92; Tac. A. 6, 45; 13, 3.— Sup., Cic. Fl. 11; id. Fam. 10, 28; 15, 4.—Also, ācre, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 132, 25; App. M. 10, 32; and perh. Pers. 4, 34. -
14 aculeatus
I.Lit., of animals and plants:II.animalia,
Plin. 20, 22, 91:bruchus,
Vulg. Jer. 51, 27:herbae,
Plin. 24, 19, 119:ictus,
a puncture made by a sting, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 223.—Fig.A. B. -
15 caprificatio
căprĭfīcātĭo, ōnis, f. [caprifico], a ripening of figs by the stinging of the gallinsect, Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 81; 17, 27, 43, § 254. -
16 caprifico
căprĭfīco, āre, v. a. [caprificus], to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect, Plin. 16, 27, 50, § 114; Pall. Mart. 10, 28. -
17 cinifes
cinifes or cĭnĭphes ( cyn-), um, f., = sknipes or knipes, a kind of stinging insect (eccl. Lat.), Aug Trin. 3, 7; Hier. in Joel, 2, 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 14. -
18 ciniphes
cinifes or cĭnĭphes ( cyn-), um, f., = sknipes or knipes, a kind of stinging insect (eccl. Lat.), Aug Trin. 3, 7; Hier. in Joel, 2, 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 14. -
19 cyniphes
cinifes or cĭnĭphes ( cyn-), um, f., = sknipes or knipes, a kind of stinging insect (eccl. Lat.), Aug Trin. 3, 7; Hier. in Joel, 2, 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 14. -
20 mordacitas
mordācĭtas, ātis, f. [mordax], the power of biting or stinging, mordacity (post-Aug.):urticarum foliis inest aculeata mordacitas,
Plin. 21, 15, 54, § 91:vinosa,
sharp, like sour wine, id. 21, 18, 72, § 120.— Transf., snappishness, biting severity in language, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 12.
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