-
1 (speciōsē）
(speciōsē） adv. [speciosus], showily, handsomely, splendidly.—Only comp: equus speciosius instratus quam uxor vestita, L.: arma tractet, H. -
2 pompatice
-
3 speciosus
spĕcĭōsus, a, um, adj. [species] (acc. to species, II. B. 3.), good-looking, showy, handsome, beautiful, splendid, brilliant (not freq. till after the Aug. period; syn.: venustus, pulcher, formosus, spectabilis).A.Lit. (not so in Cic.):B.hunc speciosum pelle decorā,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 45:femina,
Quint. 5, 10, 47:puer,
Petr. 41, 6:corpora,
Quint. 11, 3, 26:nec id speciosum fieri putabo,
id. 5, 12, 19:in certaminibus speciosa atque robusta,
id. 11, 3, 26:ministerium,
Vell. 2, 111, 3:familia,
id. 2, 59, 2.— Comp.:familiam nemo speciosiorem producit,
Sen. Ep. 87, 6:si plenior aliquis et speciosior et coloratior factus est,
Cels. 2, 2.— Sup.:homo (Alcibiades),
Quint. 8, 4, 23:corpus,
id. 2, 15, 9:filia,
Petr. 140, 2.—Trop.:1.reversionis has speciosas causas habes,
well-sounding, plausible, specious, Cic. Att. 16, 7, 6; cf.:specioso titulo uti vos, Romani, Graecarum civitatium liberandarum video,
Liv. 35, 16:dictu speciosa,
id. 1, 23:gerentis bellum Romanos speciosum Graeciae liberandae tulisse titulum,
id. 42, 52, 15; 36, 17, 13; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 8:magis necessarium quam speciosum, ministerium,
Liv. 4, 8, 6:dicere aliquod speciosum,
Quint. 1, 5, 3:speciosum dicendi genus,
id. 10, 1, 127:vocabula rerum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 116:miracula,
id. A. P. 144:speciosa locis morataque recte Fabula,
id. ib. 319:speciosa nomina culpae Imponis,
Ov. M. 7, 69:specioso eripe damno,
from this splendid misery, id. ib. 11, 133.— Comp.:cum speciosius quid dicendum est,
Quint. 11, 3, 84:speciosior rhetorice quam dialectice,
id. 2, 20, 7:speciosiore stili genere,
id. 7, 1, 54:gestarum rerum ordinem sequi speciosius fuit,
id. 3, 7, 15.— Sup.:longe speciosissimum genus orationis,
Quint. 8, 6, 49. — Adv.: spĕcĭōsē, showily, handsomely, splendidly.Lit.: vehi, i. e. in a painted or ornamented vessel, Plin. 35, 7, 31, § 49. — Comp.:2.speciosius instratus equus quam uxor vestita,
Liv. 34, 7:tractet arma,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 52:quo speciosius ingrediantur sublimes,
Col. 2, 2, 22.— Sup.:contorta hasta (with optime emissa),
Quint. 9, 4, 8.—Trop.:dictum,
Quint. 9, 4, 14:translatum,
id. 2, 5, 9.— Sup.:usus est,
Quint. 8, 6, 18.
См. также в других словарях:
Showily — Show i*ly, adv. In a showy manner; pompously; with parade. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
showily — [shō′ə lē] adv. in a showy manner … English World dictionary
showily — showy ► ADJECTIVE (showier, showiest) ▪ strikingly bright, colourful, or ostentatious. DERIVATIVES showily adverb showiness noun … English terms dictionary
showily — adverb see showy … New Collegiate Dictionary
showily — /shoh euh lee/, adv. in a showy manner. [1780 90; SHOWY + LY] * * * … Universalium
showily — adverb In a showy manner … Wiktionary
showily — adv. pompously, flamboyantly, ostentatiously … English contemporary dictionary
showily — show·i·ly … English syllables
showily. — 3. See news flash. 4. adj. Showy. Ostentatious (usu. vulgarly). 5. Commit indecent exposure. Hence flasher. Male sexual exhibitionist … A concise dictionary of English slang
showily — adverb 1. in a fancy colorful manner he dresses rather flamboyantly • Syn: ↑flamboyantly, ↑flashily • Derived from adjective: ↑flashy (for: ↑flashily), ↑showy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flamboyantly — adverb in a fancy colorful manner (Freq. 1) he dresses rather flamboyantly • Syn: ↑showily, ↑flashily • Derived from adjective: ↑flashy (for: ↑flashily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
