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pŏētĭcus , a, um, adj., = ποιητικός,
I.poetic, poetical: “verbum,” Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 153: “non poëtico sed quodam oratorio numero et modo,” id. ib. 1, 33, 151: “di,” represented by the poets, id. N. D. 3, 31, 151: “quadrigae,” id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 2: “mella,” Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 44. —Adv.: pŏētĭcē , after the manner of poets, poetically: “loqui (perh. not anteAug., since the words ut poëtice loquar,” Cic. Fin. 5, 4, 9, seem not to be genuine), Plin. Ep. 8, 4, 1; 2, 5, 5: “poëtice vel oratorie,” Quint. 9, 1, 13; Lact. 2, 4, 4; 3, 14, 7; Petr. 90.—
II. Subst.: pŏētĭca , ae, and pŏētĭcē , ēs, f., = ποιητική, the poetic art, poetry, poesy: “o praeclaram emendatricem vitae poëticam!” Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 69; 1, 1 fin.: “attigit quoque poëticen,” Nep. Att. 18, 5: “a poëtice alienus,” Plin. Ep. 7, 4, 2.
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 (10):
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 2.15.2
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.38
    • Cornelius Nepos, Atticus, 18.5
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.5
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 7.4.2
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 8.4.1
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.4
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.31
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 4.32
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 1.13
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