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(adjective) : prorsus (collat. form prōsus; v. II.), a, um, for pro-versus.
* Straightforwards, right onwards, straight, direct (post-Aug.): prorso tramite siste gradus (al. proso),Avien. 3: prorsi limites appellantur in agrorum mensuris, qui ad orientem directi sunt,Fest. p. 234, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 235 Müll.
* Trop., of style, straightforwards, i. e. prosaic, in prose, opp. to verse (post-class.): prorsum est porro versum, id est ante versum. Hinc et prorsa oratio, quam non inflexit cantilena, Don. Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 14: et prorsa et vorsa facundia veneratus sum,in prose and verse,App. Flor. 4, p. 361, 36.—In this sense predominant (but not found in Cic.) in the form prosa oratio, prose, =soluta oratio, Quint. 1, 5, 18; 11, 2, 39: prosa eloquentia,Vell. 1, 17, 3; Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 6; Col. 11, 1, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112.—Subst.: prōsa, ae, f., prose, Quint. 1, 8, 2; 8, 6, 17; 20; 9, 4, 52 et saep.
* Straightforwards, right onwards, straight, direct (post-Aug.): prorso tramite siste gradus (al. proso),Avien. 3: prorsi limites appellantur in agrorum mensuris, qui ad orientem directi sunt,Fest. p. 234, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 235 Müll.
* Trop., of style, straightforwards, i. e. prosaic, in prose, opp. to verse (post-class.): prorsum est porro versum, id est ante versum. Hinc et prorsa oratio, quam non inflexit cantilena, Don. Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 14: et prorsa et vorsa facundia veneratus sum,in prose and verse,App. Flor. 4, p. 361, 36.—In this sense predominant (but not found in Cic.) in the form prosa oratio, prose, =soluta oratio, Quint. 1, 5, 18; 11, 2, 39: prosa eloquentia,Vell. 1, 17, 3; Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 6; Col. 11, 1, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112.—Subst.: prōsa, ae, f., prose, Quint. 1, 8, 2; 8, 6, 17; 20; 9, 4, 52 et saep.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
(adverb) : prorsus (collat. form prōsus, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 2; Enn. ap. Non. 165, 11; Trag. Rel. p. 28 Rib.; but p. 107 Vahl. reads prorsus), for pro-versus.
* Forwards (ante-class.): non prorsus, verum transvorsus cedit, quasi cancer solet,Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 45.
* Straight on, right onwards, directly (ante- and post-class.), Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: tunc Arionem prorsus ex eo loco Corinthum petivisse,Gell. 16, 19, 17.
* Trop.
* Straightway, by all means, certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely (class.): prorsus perii,Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 27: vide ne ille huc prorsus se inruat,Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 11; 3, 2, 26: prorsus tacere nequeo,id. Hec. 4, 4, 51: ita prorsus existimo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 14: nullo modo potest fleri prosus,Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 2: nullo modo prorsus assentior,Cic. N. D. 3, 8, 21; id. Att. 13, 45, 1: verbum prorsus nullum intellego,not a single word,id. de Or. 2, 14, 61: venies exspectatus non solum nobis, sed prorsus omnibus,id. Fam. 4, 10, 1: affatim prorsus,id. Att. 16, 1, 5: prorsus vehementer et severe,id. ib. 16, 15, 2: hoc mihi prorsus valde placet,id. Fam. 6, 20, 2; Plin. 14, 5, 7, § 58.—Ironically: grati prorsus conjugibus revertemur,Curt. 5, 5, 13.
* Exactly, just, precisely: set ea prorsus opportuna Catilinae,Sall. C. 16, 5; Varr. L. L. 6, § 16 dub.; v. Müll. ad h. l.: prorsus quasi,precisely as if,Just. 1, 7, 16.
* After an enumeration of particulars, in short, in fine, in a word: igitur colos exsanguis, foedi oculi: citus modo, modo tardus incessus; prorsus in facie vultuque vecordia inerat,Sall. C. 15, 5; 25, 5; id. J. 23, 1; 30, 3 al.
* Forwards (ante-class.): non prorsus, verum transvorsus cedit, quasi cancer solet,Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 45.
* Straight on, right onwards, directly (ante- and post-class.), Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: tunc Arionem prorsus ex eo loco Corinthum petivisse,Gell. 16, 19, 17.
* Trop.
* Straightway, by all means, certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely (class.): prorsus perii,Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 27: vide ne ille huc prorsus se inruat,Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 11; 3, 2, 26: prorsus tacere nequeo,id. Hec. 4, 4, 51: ita prorsus existimo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 14: nullo modo potest fleri prosus,Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 2: nullo modo prorsus assentior,Cic. N. D. 3, 8, 21; id. Att. 13, 45, 1: verbum prorsus nullum intellego,not a single word,id. de Or. 2, 14, 61: venies exspectatus non solum nobis, sed prorsus omnibus,id. Fam. 4, 10, 1: affatim prorsus,id. Att. 16, 1, 5: prorsus vehementer et severe,id. ib. 16, 15, 2: hoc mihi prorsus valde placet,id. Fam. 6, 20, 2; Plin. 14, 5, 7, § 58.—Ironically: grati prorsus conjugibus revertemur,Curt. 5, 5, 13.
* Exactly, just, precisely: set ea prorsus opportuna Catilinae,Sall. C. 16, 5; Varr. L. L. 6, § 16 dub.; v. Müll. ad h. l.: prorsus quasi,precisely as if,Just. 1, 7, 16.
* After an enumeration of particulars, in short, in fine, in a word: igitur colos exsanguis, foedi oculi: citus modo, modo tardus incessus; prorsus in facie vultuque vecordia inerat,Sall. C. 15, 5; 25, 5; id. J. 23, 1; 30, 3 al.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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