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honestus adj. with comp. and sup.

honos, regarded with honor, respected, honored, of high birth, distinguished, honorable, respectable, noble : is mihi videtur, etc.: imago, L.: cum honesto aliquo homine: loco natus honesto, of good family , Cs.: eques in primis, eminent : milites honestissimi sui generis, Cs.: quia deus auctor culpae honestior erat, L.: dies honestissimus nobis: omnium honestarum rerum egens, befitting his rank , S.—As subst m. : turpis honesto (confusus), H.Noble, fine, handsome, beautiful : facies, T.: formā praeter ceteras, T.: caput, V.—Fig., deserving honor, honorable, respectable, creditable, worthy, decent, proper, becoming : ut (civium vita) virtute honesta sit: postulatio: praescriptio, Cs.: certatio: homines honestissimi: censor, conscientious , H.: soror, chaste , H.: mors, Ta.: honestius est laborare, quam, etc.: neque quicquam nisi honestum postulare: feminis lugere honestum est, Ta.: mores honestos tradere, Iu.

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