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insperatus

insperatus, unhoped for, unlooked for, unexpected, unforeseen

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

īnspērātus, a, um: (adj.), unhoped for, 3.278; unexpected, 8.247.

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insperatae Adjective: feminine vocative plural, Adjective: feminine dative singular, Adjective: feminine nominative plural, Adjective: feminine genitive singular of insperatus

See insperatae in Morpho

in-spērātus, a, um, adj.,
  • unhoped for, unexpected (class.).—Of inanim. and abstr. things: insperata accidunt magis saepe, quam quae speres, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 40 (196): insperatum et repentinum praesidium, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24: repentinaeque pecuniae, id. Cat. 2, 9, 20.—Of persons, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 72 (1131); cf. in sup.: insperatissime mihi, id. Poen. 5, 3, 8 (1127).—Of unpleasant things: unlooked for, unforeseen: insperatum et necopinatum malum, Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 28: nihil tam necopinatum, nec tam insperatum accidere potuit, Liv. 3, 26, 5.—Neutr. adv.: ex insperato, unexpectedly, Liv. 1, 25, 9; 2, 35, 1; 30, 10 fin.; Plin. 25, 2, 6, § 17 al.— Adv. in two forms.
      • 1 inspērātē, unexpectedly, Cassiod. Var. 7, 6.—Comp.: insperatius, Val. Max. 3, 8, ext. 2; Vulg. Sap. 11, 8. —
      • 2 inspērātō, unexpectedly (ante- and post-class.): illam augeam, Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 32 (305) Fleck.: abiit, Lucil. ap. Non. 35, 10: aulam invenit, Plaut. Aul. Argum. 1, 14: insperato et contra opinionem, Ap. Met. 9, 38, 15.

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