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lūcŭlentus , a, um, adj. lux,
I.full of light, bright, splendid.
I. Lit.: “vestibulum et ambulacrum,” Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 132: “camino luculento uti,” i. e. brightly burning, having a good fire in it, Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. Distinguished, excellent of its kind: “luculenta et festiva femina,” Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 2: “facinus,” id. Men. 1, 2, 32: “forma,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 12: legio luculentissima, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3: “verba luculentiora,” Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1: “scriptor,” id. ib. 7, 17, 2: “oratio,” perspicuous, fine, Sall. C. 31: “plaga,” great, serious, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17: “navigia,” id. Att. 16, 4, 4.—
B. Respectable, considerable, rich: “divitiae,” Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 33: “familia,” id. Cist. 2, 3, 17: “magna et luculenta hereditas,” id. Truc. 2, 3, 24: “condicio,” id. Mil. 4, 1, 6: “lucrum homines luculentos reddidit,” id. Capt. 2, 7, 76: “patrimonium,” Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 19.—
C. Clear, satisfactorily proved: “est luculenta res Aureliani indiciis,” Cic. Att. 4, 16, 4.—
D. Lucky, fortunate: “dies,” Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 5.—
E. Trustworthy: “auctores,” Cic. Att. 10, 14, 2: “homo,” id. ib. 2, 12, 4: “scriptor,” id. Brut. 26, 102: constantia, Just. Inst. prooem. 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lūcŭlentē and lūcŭlenter , splendidly, excellently, well.
1. Form lūcŭlentē : “eamus intro huc ad te, et hunc hodie diem luculente habeamus,” in jollity, merrily, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 55: vendere, to advantage, id. Merc. 2, 3, 88: “luculente scripserunt,” Cic. Brut. 19, 76; so id. Off. 3, 28, 102; id. Att. 14, 21, 1: calefacere aliquem, to give one a thorough warming, i. e. beating, id. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 1.—
2. Form lūcŭ-lenter : “hoc quidem sane luculenter,” very well said, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 60 (al. luculente): “Graece luculenter scire,” id. Fin. 2, 5, 15: “opus texere,” id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1.
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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