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jŏcōsus , a, um, adj. jocus,
I.full of jesting, jocose, humorous, droll, facetious (class.).
A. Of persons: “homo humanus et jocosus,” Varr. R. R. 2, 5: “Maecenas,” Hor. Epod. 3, 20: “Musa,” Ov. Tr. 2, 354.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things: “res,” Cic. Off. 1, 37: “lis,” Ov. M. 3, 332: “verba,” id. F. 6, 692: “furtum,” Hor. C. 1, 10, 7: Nilus, the sportive Nile, with reference to the merry lives of the Egyptians, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 80.—Adv.: jŏ-cōsē , jestingly, jocosely: “eumque lusi jocose satis,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 2.—Comp.: “dicere aliquid jocosius,” Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 4; Hor. S. 1, 4, 104.
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 (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 9.24.4
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 2.12.2
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.332
    • Horace, Satires, 1.4.104
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.37
    • Ovid, Tristia, 1.2
    • Ovid, Fasti, 6
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