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in-vĕnustus , a, um, adj.
I. Not elegant or graceful, ungraceful, not beautiful, unattractive: “scortillum,” Cat. 10, 4: “non invenustus actor,” Cic. Brut. 67, 237: “res,” Cat. 12, 5: “arbustum,” Col. 5, 6, 37. —
II. (Without Venus, i. e.) Unfortunate in love: “invenustae sine munditia et sumptu,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 37: “homo invenustus aut infelix,” Ter. And. 1, 5, 10 Don. ad loc.—Adv.: in-vĕnustē , not elegantly, ungracefully (postAug.): “non invenuste dici videtur,” Quint. 1, 6, 27: “ludere,” Gell. 17, 12, 3; App. de Mundo, p. 70.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Plautus, Poenulus, 1.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 6.27
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 17.12.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 5.6.37
    • Cicero, Brutus, 67.237
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