I.of or pertaining to the athlete, athletic (not in Cic.): “victus,” Cels. 4, 6 fin.: “ars,” Gell. 15, 16, 2; also without ars: āthlētĭca , ae, f., the athletic art, athletics, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205.—Adv.: āthlētĭcē , athletically, only in Plaut.: “Pancratice atque athletice (valuit),” Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 14: “Valet pugilice atque athletice,” id. Ep. 1, 1, 18.
āthlētĭcus , a, um, adj., = ἀθλητικός,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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