dēmum adv.
de with sup. ending,
at length, at last, not till then, just, precisely, only
: is demum est iustus triumphus: is demum mihi vivere
videtur, qui, etc.,
no one but him
, S.: exsilium quantum demum a perpetuā
peregrinatione differt?: sciscitando eo demum pervenit, ut, etc.,
L.: placidā ibi demum morte quievit,
V.—With
nunc, now, now at length, at last, not till now
: nunc demum intellego: nunc demum rescribo iis litteris,
quas, etc.—With
tum, then at length, then indeed, not till then
: tum demum illa omnia victa videbantur, cum, etc.:
tum demum inpulsi Latini, L.: Tum demum stagna
revisunt, V.: quod si convenerit, tum demum
decebit, etc.—With
modo, only now, not till now
: modone id demum sensti?
Do you just begin to see?
T.—With
ibi, just there
: Ibi demum ita aegre tulit, etc.,
T.—With
sic, so at last, thus finally
: Sic demum socios consumptā nocte
reviso, V.—With abl. of time,
just, not till, at last
: decimo demum pugnavimus anno, O.:
quartā vix demum exponimur horā,
H.: his demum exactis,
V.—In assurance,
in fact, in very truth, assuredly, certainly, indeed
: ea demum firma amicitia est, S.:
ea sunt enim demum non ferenda in mendacio, quae, etc.
