I.agreeing, fit, suitable; harmonious, concordant (ante-, and more freq. post-class., for the class. congruens): sermo cum illā, * Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 23: “sententia verecundiae maternae,” Dig. 39, 5, 31, § 1: “humanae naturae congruum est,” ib. 2, 14, 1: “modus,” Pall. Oct. 14, 6: “tempora,” Claud. in Rufin. 1, 315: “congruo cunctae multitudinis consensu,” App. M. 7, p. 187 fin.—Adv.: con-grŭē , suitably, fitly: “congrue respondere,” Paul. Sent. 2, 3; Mart. Capt. 6, § 601.
congrŭus , a, um, adj. congruo, II.,
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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