(adj.adv.) : littĕrātus (lītĕr-), a, um, adj. littera
* Lettered, i. e.
* Lit., marked with letters, branded: ensiculus,Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 112: securicula,id. ib. 115: urna,id. ib. 2, 5, 21: laminae,App. M. 3, p. 137, 7: laciniae auro litteratae,id. ib. 6, 174, 28: servus,a branded slave,Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 49; cf.: homunculi frontes litterati,App. M. 9, p. 222, 30.
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* Learned, liberally educated: Canius nec infacetus et satis litteratus,Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: et litteratus et disertus,id. Brut. 21, 81; id. Mur. 7, 16: servi,id. Brut. 22, 87: quibus ineptiis nec litteratior fit quisquam nec melior,Sen. Q. N. 4, 13, 1.—Esp. of the learned expounders of the poets: quem litteratissimum fuisse judico,Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 4: appellatio grammaticorum Graecā consuetudine invaluit: sed initio litterati vocabantur,Suet. Gram. 4.
* Of or belonging to learning, learned: quid est enim dulcius otio litterato,learned leisure,Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 105: senectus,id. Brut. 76, 265: labor,App. Mag. 4, p. 276, 8.—Hence, adv.: lit-tĕrātē.
* With plain letters, in a clear hand: rationes perscriptae scite et litterate,Cic. Pis. 25, 61.
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* To the letter, literally: litterate respondere,Cic. Harusp. Resp. 8, 17.
* Learnedly, scientifically, elegantly, cleverly: scriptorum veterum litterate peritus,learnedly, critically skilled,Cic. Brut. 56, 205: belle et litterate dicta,clever sayings,id. de Or. 2, 62, 253.—Comp.: litteratius Latine loqui,Cic. Brut. 108, 28.

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