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optābĭlis , e, adj. opto,
I.to be wished for, desirable (class.): “quae expetenda atque optabilia videntur,Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 221: “mihi pax imprimis fuit optabilis,id. Phil. 7, 3, 7: “tempus,Ov. M. 9, 758: “quae ut concurrant omnia, optabile est,Cic. Off. 1, 14, 33.—Comp.: “bono viro optabilius,Cic. Pis. 14, 33.—Sup. seems not to occur.— Adv.: optābĭlĭter , desirably (post-class.). —Comp. optabilius, Val. Max. 5, 1, 6 ext.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 14.33
    • Cicero, Philippics, 7.3.7
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.758
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.51
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.14
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 5.1.6
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