prae-clārĭter

prae-clārus, a, um, adj., very clear, very bright.

Lit. (only poet. and very rare):

lux,

Lucr. 2, 1032:

sol,

id. 5, 120:

iaspis,

Juv. 5, 42.—

Transf., very beautiful (physically or morally), magnificent, honorable, splendid, noble, remarkable, distinguished, excellent, famous, celebrated (class.):

vultus,

Lucr. 4, 1033: urbs situ praeclaro ad aspectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117: aries praeclarior, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

homo praeclarā virtute et formā,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 51:

praeclaris operibus laetari,

Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7:

praeclara indoles ad dicendum,

id. de Or. 1, 29, 131:

genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,

id. ib. 2, 21, 82:

eximia et praeclara,

id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

praeclara et magnifica,

id. Or. 4, 15:

multi praeclari in philosophiā et nobiles,

id. de Or. 1, 11, 46:

gens bello praeclara,

Verg. A. 8, 480; 12, 347:

nec quicquam est praeclarius aut praestantius,

Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 2:

praeclarissimum facinus,

Nep. Tim. 1, 5:

praeclarum est popularem me esse in populi salute,

Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 2 fin.:

res,

distinguished wealth, opulence, Hor. S. 2, 5, 46.— Of medicines that operate well, excellent, efficacious, etc.:

rubrica in medicinā res praeclara habetur,

Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33; 20, 7, 26, § 61; 27, 4, 14, § 31; cf.

usus,

id. 23, 3, 36, § 73:

utilitas,

id. 22, 24, 51, § 110.—Ironically:

illa praeclara tua patientia famis,

Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

praeclaram populo Romano refers gratiam,

id. ib. 1, 11, 28.—In a bad sense, noted, notorious:

sceleribus suis ferox atque praeclarus,

Sall. J. 14, 21.—

With gen.:

T. Livius, eloquentiae ac fidei praeclarus in primis,

Tac. A. 4, 34.—Hence, adv., in two forms, praeclare and praeclariter.

Form praeclārē.

Very clearly, very plainly:

praeclare aliquid explicare,

Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33:

praeclare intellego,

id. Fam. 13, 7, 1:

praeclare memini,

id. ib. 4, 7, 2:

invenire,

Plin. Ep. 3, 13, 3:

praeclare et apposite et facete scribere,

Gell. 2, 23, 11.—

Excellently, admirably, very well:

praeclare nobiscum actum iri, si, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; cf.:

omnino praeclare te habes, cum, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 2, 61, §

149: simulacrum praeclare factum e marmore,

id. ib. 2, 4, 44, §

96: praeclare facitis, qui, etc.,

id. Phil. 3, 10, 25:

praeclare dicere aliquid,

id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:

gerere negotium,

id. Rosc. Com. 10, 34:

praeclarissime aliquid facere,

id. Mil. 35, 96.—Of medicines that operate well, excellently, efficaciously, etc.:

radix caeliacis praeclare facit,

Plin. 22, 19, 22, § 48; 26, 15, 90, § 161; 29, 4, 25, § 78;

32, 4, 14, § 35.—As an expression of assent: pacem vult M. Lepidus: praeclare, si, etc.,

very good, very well, Cic. Phil. 13, 4, 8 sq. —

Form prae-clārĭter, excellently: rebus praeclariter gestis, Quadrig. ap. Non. 516, 12; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Enn. p. 180 Vahl.).