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spectabilis
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(adjective) : spectābĭlis, e, specto.
* In gen., that may be seen, visible: corpus caeli,Cic. Univ. 8 (al. aspectabile); so, corpus,Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 35: purus ab arboribus, spectabilis undique campus,i. e. open,id. M. 3, 709.
* Pregn., that is worth seeing, notable, admirable, remarkable (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose): Niobe Vestibus intexto Phrygiis spectabilis auro,Ov. M. 6, 166: quod sit roseo spectabilis ore,id. ib. 7, 705: heros,id. ib. 7, 496: mons topiario naturae opere,Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29: flumen portu,id. 5, 1, 1, § 13: texenda spectabili subtilitate,id. 16, 37, 68, § 174: pulchra et spectabilis victoria,Tac. Agr. 34 fin.: mater spectabile tela duxit opus,Val. Fl. 1, 429.
* Under the emperors: Spectabilis, a title of high officers: apud virum Spectabilem proconsulem,Cod. Just. 2, 7, 11 fin.: judices,ib. 7, 62, 32: praefectus vigilum,Dig. 1, 15, 3.
* In gen., that may be seen, visible: corpus caeli,Cic. Univ. 8 (al. aspectabile); so, corpus,Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 35: purus ab arboribus, spectabilis undique campus,i. e. open,id. M. 3, 709.
* Pregn., that is worth seeing, notable, admirable, remarkable (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose): Niobe Vestibus intexto Phrygiis spectabilis auro,Ov. M. 6, 166: quod sit roseo spectabilis ore,id. ib. 7, 705: heros,id. ib. 7, 496: mons topiario naturae opere,Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29: flumen portu,id. 5, 1, 1, § 13: texenda spectabili subtilitate,id. 16, 37, 68, § 174: pulchra et spectabilis victoria,Tac. Agr. 34 fin.: mater spectabile tela duxit opus,Val. Fl. 1, 429.
* Under the emperors: Spectabilis, a title of high officers: apud virum Spectabilem proconsulem,Cod. Just. 2, 7, 11 fin.: judices,ib. 7, 62, 32: praefectus vigilum,Dig. 1, 15, 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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