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callidus, practised, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful, ingenious, prudent, dexterous

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Callidissimi Adjective: masculine nominative plural superlative, Adjective: masculine genitive singular superlative, Adjective: masculine vocative plural superlative, Adjective: neuter genitive singular superlative of callidus

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callĭdus, a, um, adj. [calleo], that is taught wisdom by experience and practice, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful: versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur: callidos autem, quorum, tamquam manus opere, sic animus usu concalluit, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25.
  • I Ingenious, prudent, dexterous, skilful.
    • A In gen. (class.): ad suum quaestum, callidus, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 34 (186); id. Truc. 2, 4, 62 (413) (cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 40 (487): omnes homines ad suum quaestum callent); id. Ps. 2, 4, 35 (728); id. Ep. 3, 3, 47 (428); id. Poen. 1, 2, 25 (234): callida Musa, Calliope, * Lucr. 6, 93: ego ut agitator callidus, priusquam ad fidem veniam, equos sustinebo, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 29, 94: natura nihil potest esse callidius, id. N. D. 2, 57, 142: Demosthene nec gravior exstitit quisquam nec callidior, nec temperatior, id. Or. 7, 23: juvenis parum callidus, Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 11: in disputando, Quint. 12, 2, 14.—In reference to art, excelling in art, skilful, Hor. S. 2, 3, 23 Heind.; 2, 7, 101; id. Ep. 1, 10, 26. —
    • B Particular constructions.
          • α With gen.: rei rusticae, Col. 2, 2, 1: rerum naturae, id. 7, 3, 12: rei militaris, Tac. H. 2, 32: temporum, id. A. 4, 33.—
          • β With abl.: juncturā callidus acri, Pers. 5, 14.—
          • γ In the Greek manner, with inf.: callidus Condere furto, Hor. C. 1, 10, 7; cf.: tuque testudo resonare septem Callida nervis, id. ib. 3, 11, 4; Pers. 1, 118.—
    • C Meton., of things: foramina callidissimo artificio naturā fabricata, very well contrived or wrought, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 47: inventum, Nep. Eum. 5, 4: junctura, Hor. A. P. 47.—
  • II Crafty, cunning, artful, sly.
    • A Of persons (class.): itaque me malum esse oportet, callidum, astutum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 112 (264): malum crudumque et callidum atque subdolum, id. Poen. 5, 2, 148 (1108); id. Pers. 4, 4, 70 (628); id. Cist. 4, 2, 61 (731): ego hominem callidiorem vidi neminem, Ter. Phorm. 591; id. And. 198; id. Eun. 1011; Petr. 125, 3 [4,2,1?]: hi saepe versutos homines et callidos admirantes, malitiam sapientiam judicant, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 10 Beier; id. Caecin. 19, 55; cf. id. Off. 3, 13, 57; Quint. 6, 3, 96: homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse vult, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35: gens non astuta nec callida, Tac. G. 22: ad fraudem callidi, Cic. Clu. 65, 183; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 1, 9 (257): in disputando mire callidos, Quint. 12, 2, 14: amici accendendis offensionibus callidi, Tac. A. 2, 57.—
    • B Meton., of things: doli, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4 (643): consilium, Ter. And. 589: audacia, Cic. Clu. 65, 183: callida et malitiosa juris interpretatio, id. Off. 1, 10, 33: liberalitas, crafty, calculating, Nep. Att. 11, 3: malitia inimici, Liv. 38, 44, 1: cunctatio, Suet. Tib. 24: saevitia, id. Dom. 11.—
      • 2 Trop.: merx, of a woman, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 61 (731).—Hence, adv.: callĭdē (in both signiff. of the adj. freq. and class.).
      • 1 Skilfully, shrewdly, expertly, etc.: callide nosse aliquem, well, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 82 (338): intellegere, Ter. And. 201: callide arguteque dicere, Cic. Or. 28, 98: dicere, id. de Or. 1, 20, 93: callide et perite versari, id. ib. 1, 11, 48: sine quo nihil satis caute, nihil satis callide agi posset, id. Caecin. 5, 15 al.—Comp., Tac. A. 6, 37.—Sup., Nep. Them. 1 fin.—
      • 2 Cunningly, craflily, etc.: callide et facete exordiri rem, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 7 (455): accedere, Cic. Fl. 10, 22: occultare vitia sua, Sall. J. 15, 3: callide et cum astu confiteri aliquid, Gell. 12, 12, 1.

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