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Lewis Short
(adj.adv.) : lĕpĭdus, a, um, adj.lepos
* Pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; in Cic. very rare).
* In gen.: fui ego bellus, lepidus,Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3: nugator,id. Curc. 4, 1, 1: virgo,id. ib. 1, 3, 11: mortalis,id. Truc. 5, 1, 57: o lepidum patrem!Ter. And. 5, 4, 45: ego usa sum benigno et lepido et comi,id. Hec. 5, 3, 39: lepida es,id. ib. 5, 1, 26: forma lepida et liberalis,Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 41: mores,id. Most. 2, 3, 12: fama,id. Trin. 2, 2, 98: facinus lepidum et festivum,id. Poen. 1, 2, 95: dies,id. Aul. 4, 8, 4: itan' lepidum tibi visum est, scelus nos irridere?Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 17.—Comp.: nos invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 65.—Sup.: pater lepidissime,Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 13: o capitulum lepidissimum,id. Eun. 3, 3, 25.
* In a bad sense, nice, effeminate: hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati,Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23.
* In partic., of speech, smart, witty, facetious: lepida et concinna,Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto,Hor. A. P. 273: versus,Cat. 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: lĕpĭdē, pleasantly, agreeably, charmingly, finely, prettily.
* In gen.: lepide ornata,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 84: stratus lectus,id. ib. 3, 3, 84: hoc effectum lepide tibi tradam,id. Curc. 3, 15: lepide ludificatus,id. Cas. 3, 2, 27: intellexisti,id. Truc. 3, 2, 13: lepide prospereque evenire,id. Ps. 2, 1, 1: ubi lepide voles esse tibi, mea rosa, mihi dicito,when you want to enjoy yourself,id. Bacch. 1, 1, 50.
* In partic.
* As an affirmative response, yes, very well: lepide licet,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 1.
* As a term of applause, splendidly, excellently: euge, euge, lepide,Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 85: facete, laute, lepide: nihil supra,Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 37.—Comp.: nimis lepide fabulare: eo potuerit lepidius pol fieri,Plaut. Mil. 3, 5, 52.—Sup.: lepidissime et comissime,Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66.
* Of speech, smartly, wittily, humorously: in quo lepide in soceri mei persona lusit is, qui elegantissime id facere potuit, Lucilius: Quam lepide lexeis compostae, etc.,Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; cf. id. Or. 44, 149: in libris multa posuit lepide atque argute reperta,Gell. 13, 10, 3.
* Pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; in Cic. very rare).
* In gen.: fui ego bellus, lepidus,Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3: nugator,id. Curc. 4, 1, 1: virgo,id. ib. 1, 3, 11: mortalis,id. Truc. 5, 1, 57: o lepidum patrem!Ter. And. 5, 4, 45: ego usa sum benigno et lepido et comi,id. Hec. 5, 3, 39: lepida es,id. ib. 5, 1, 26: forma lepida et liberalis,Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 41: mores,id. Most. 2, 3, 12: fama,id. Trin. 2, 2, 98: facinus lepidum et festivum,id. Poen. 1, 2, 95: dies,id. Aul. 4, 8, 4: itan' lepidum tibi visum est, scelus nos irridere?Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 17.—Comp.: nos invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 65.—Sup.: pater lepidissime,Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 13: o capitulum lepidissimum,id. Eun. 3, 3, 25.
* In a bad sense, nice, effeminate: hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati,Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23.
* In partic., of speech, smart, witty, facetious: lepida et concinna,Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto,Hor. A. P. 273: versus,Cat. 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: lĕpĭdē, pleasantly, agreeably, charmingly, finely, prettily.
* In gen.: lepide ornata,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 84: stratus lectus,id. ib. 3, 3, 84: hoc effectum lepide tibi tradam,id. Curc. 3, 15: lepide ludificatus,id. Cas. 3, 2, 27: intellexisti,id. Truc. 3, 2, 13: lepide prospereque evenire,id. Ps. 2, 1, 1: ubi lepide voles esse tibi, mea rosa, mihi dicito,when you want to enjoy yourself,id. Bacch. 1, 1, 50.
* In partic.
* As an affirmative response, yes, very well: lepide licet,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 1.
* As a term of applause, splendidly, excellently: euge, euge, lepide,Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 85: facete, laute, lepide: nihil supra,Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 37.—Comp.: nimis lepide fabulare: eo potuerit lepidius pol fieri,Plaut. Mil. 3, 5, 52.—Sup.: lepidissime et comissime,Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66.
* Of speech, smartly, wittily, humorously: in quo lepide in soceri mei persona lusit is, qui elegantissime id facere potuit, Lucilius: Quam lepide lexeis compostae, etc.,Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; cf. id. Or. 44, 149: in libris multa posuit lepide atque argute reperta,Gell. 13, 10, 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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Lepidus
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