I.of or pertaining to the cothurnus, lit. buskined; hence, elevated, lofty, tragic (opp. excalceatus, comic, Sen. Ep. 8, 8; 76, 31; “not ante-Aug.): Maronis grande opus,” Mart. 5, 5, 8: “Lycophron, Ov. lb. 529: vates,” id. Am. 2, 18, 18: “deae,” id. F. 5, 348: “sermo,” Macr. S. 7, 5 fin.: “scelera,” Lact. 6, 20.—* adv.: cŏ-thurnātē , loftily, tragically; only comp. (late Lat.): “cothurnatius,” Amm. 28, 1, 4.
cŏthurnātus , a, um, adj. cothurnus,