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prŏbrōsus , a, um, adj. probrum,
I.shameful, ignominious, infamous (class.).
A. Of persons: “vitā probrosus, et opertus infamiā,” Tac. A. 3, 68: “feminae,” Suet. Dom. 8: “sordidissimus, et probrosissimus,” Claud. Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Jul. 19.—
B. Of things: “crimen,” Cic. Font. 12, 37: “o magna Carthago, probrosis Altior Italiae ruinis!” Hor. C. 3, 5, 39: “natura,” Suet. Calig. 11: “carmina,” lampoons, Tac. A. 14, 48: “sermones,” abusive discourses, id. ib. 2, 50: “probrosae mollitiei homo,” Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 106: “compellationes,” Gell. 1, 5, 2.—Adv.: prŏbrōsē , disgracefully, infamously (postAug.): “probrose leno illam prostituit,” Sen. Contr. 1, 2: “obicere,” Gell. 17, 21, 31.
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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    • Cicero, For Marcus Fonteius, 12.37
    • Suetonius, Domitianus, 8
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.48
    • Tacitus, Annales, 3.68
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 11
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 17.21.31
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.5.2
    • Seneca the Elder, Controversiae, 1.2
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