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perplexedly

  • 1 contortē

        contortē adv. with comp.    [contortus], perplexedly, perversely: dicere: contortius concludi.
    * * *
    contortius, contortissime ADV
    in an involved/contorted fashion; intricately; perplexedly (L+S)

    Latin-English dictionary > contortē

  • 2 contorqueo

    con-torquĕo, torsi, tortum (also -torsum, acc. to Prisc. 9, p. 871 P.), 2, v. a., to turn, twist, twirl, swing, whirl or brandish, etc. (class. in prose and poetry).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of weapons, arms, etc. (mostly poet.):

    telum contortum validis viribus,

    Lucr. 1, 971; cf.:

    hastam viribus,

    Ov. M. 5, 32:

    lenta spicula lacertis,

    Verg. A. 7, 165:

    hastile adducto lacerto,

    id. ib. 11, 561:

    cuspidem lacerto,

    Ov. M. 8, 345:

    valido sceptrum lacerto,

    id. ib. 5, 422:

    (hastile) certo contorquens dirigit ictu,

    Verg. A. 12, 490:

    sed magnum stridens contorta phalarica venit,

    id. ib. 9, 705:

    hastam In latus, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 52; Quint. 9, 4, 8:

    telum in eum,

    Curt. 8, 14, 36.—
    B.
    Of other objects:

    gubernaclum quolibet,

    Lucr. 4, 904; cf.:

    membra quocumque volt,

    Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120:

    tantum corpus,

    Lucr. 4, 900:

    globum eā celeritate, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24; id. Arat. 61: equum magnā vi, Poët. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 9:

    amnis in alium cursum contortos et deflexos videmus,

    Cic. Div. 1, 19, 38:

    proram ad laevas undas,

    Verg. A. 3, 562:

    silvas insano vortice,

    whirling them round in its raging whirlpool, id. G. 1, 481; cf.
    * Cat.
    64, 107:

    frementes aquas subitis verticibus,

    Luc. 4, 102 Weber; cf. id. 3, 631; Sil. 3, 50:

    an omnis tempestas aeque mare illud contorqueat,

    Sen. Ep. 79, 1 al.:

    vertex est contorta in se aqua,

    Quint. 8, 2, 7:

    nubila fumo,

    Sil. 4, 309.—
    II.
    Trop. (mostly in Cic. and of rhet. matters;

    the metaphor taken from missiles which are brandished, that they may be discharged with greater force): (auditor) tamquam machinatione aliquā tum ad severitatem, tum ad remissionem animi est contorquendus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72.—So of discourse that is thrown out violently or forcibly, hurled:

    Demosthenis non tam vibrarent fulmina illa, nisi numeris contorta ferrentur,

    Cic. Or. 70, 234; cf. Quint. 10, 7, 14:

    quam rhetorice! quam copiose! quas sententias colligit! quae verba contorquet! ( = summā vi et impetu profert),

    hurls forth, Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; cf.:

    longas periodos uno spiritu,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 4:

    deinde contorquent et ita concludunt, etc.,

    twist the argument, Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106.— Hence, contortus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), of discourse.
    A.
    Brandished, hurled, full of motion, powerful, vehement, energetic, strong (rare;

    mostly in Cic.): contorta et acris oratio,

    Cic. Or. 20, 66:

    vis (orationis),

    Quint. 10, 7, 14:

    levibus mulcentur et contortis excitantur,

    id. 9, 4, 116.—
    B.
    Involved, intricate, obscure, perplexed, complicated:

    contortae et difficiles res,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250: contorta et aculeata quaedam sophismata, id. Ac. 2, 24, 75.— Adv.: con-tortē (acc. to II.), intricately, perplexedly:

    dicere,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 29; Auct. Her. 1, 9, 15. —
    * Comp.:

    concluduntur a Stoicis,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 10, 22.— Sup. not in use.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contorqueo

  • 3 perplexim

    perplexim, adv. [perplexus], intricately, confusedly, perplexedly:

    utrum ego perplexim lacessam oratione ad hunc modum, an, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 19 (76 Ritschl); Cass. Hem. ap. Non. 515, 20.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > perplexim

  • 4 perplexus

    per-plexus, a, um, adj. [plecto], entangled, involved, intricate, confused (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    figurae,

    Lucr. 2, 102; cf. id. 2, 459; 463:

    foramina linguae,

    id. 4, 621:

    corpora terraï,

    id. 5, 452:

    iter silvae,

    Verg. A. 9, 391; Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 2:

    nervi,

    Vulg. Job, 40, 12.—
    II.
    Trop., intricate, involved, confused, perplexed, unintelligible, dark, ambiguous, obscure, inscrutable:

    sermones,

    Liv. 40, 5:

    perplexius carmen,

    id. 25, 12:

    perplexum Punico astu responsum,

    id. 35, 14 fin. —As subst., intricacy, perplexity:

    ignorare se dixit, quidnam perplexi sua legatio haberet,

    id. 34, 57.— Comp.:

    ratio perplexior,

    Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 62.—Hence, adv.: perplexē, confusedly, perplexedly, obscurely:

    pergin', scelesta, mecum perplexe loqui?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 1:

    defectionem haud perplexe indicavere,

    Liv. 6, 13; Curt. 8, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    perplexius errare,

    Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 847:

    disputans,

    Amm. 25, 3, 23.—
    B.
    Carefully, with minute care:

    interrogando,

    Amm. 15, 1, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > perplexus

См. также в других словарях:

  • perplexedly — adverb In a confused or puzzled manner. She looked perplexedly at the raw meat her waiter had set in front of her. Syn: confusedly …   Wiktionary

  • perplexedly — adverb in a perplexed manner he looked at his professor perplexedly • Syn: ↑confoundedly • Derived from adjective: ↑confounded (for: ↑confoundedly), ↑perplexed …   Useful english dictionary

  • Perplexedly — Perplexed Per*plexed , a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. {Per*plex ed*ly}, adv. {Per*plex ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perplexedly — adverb see perplexed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perplexedly — See perplexed. * * * …   Universalium

  • perplexedly — pÉ™(r) plekstlɪ adv. confusedly, bewilderedly, in a puzzled manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • perplexedly — per·plexed·ly …   English syllables

  • perplexedly — See: perplexed …   English dictionary

  • perplexed — perplexedly /peuhr plek sid lee/, adv. perplexedness, n. /peuhr plekst /, adj. 1. bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind. 2. complicated; involved; entangled. [1350 1400; ME perplex confused ( < L perplexus; see PER , COMPLEX) + ED2] * *… …   Universalium

  • confoundedly — adverb in a perplexed manner he looked at his professor perplexedly • Syn: ↑perplexedly • Derived from adjective: ↑confounded, ↑perplexed (for: ↑perplexedly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • perplexed — adjective confused and worried by something that you do not understand: She looked up at me with a perplexed stare. perplexedly adverb: Florian was examining her perplexedly …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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