latebrosus
latebrosus, full of lurking-holes, hidden, retired, secret
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
latebrōsus, a, um: adj. (latebra), full of lurking places or recesses; full of holes; porous, 5.214; secret, 8.713.
lătē̆brōsus, a, um, adj. [latebra], full of lurking-holes or coverts, hidden, retired, secret.
- I Lit. (rare but class.): loca, lurking-places, disreputable haunts, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 26 (430): via, * Cic. Sest. 59, 126: locus, Liv. 21, 54: viae, Amm.14, 2, 2: loca, id. 17, 1, 6: flumina, Verg. A. 8, 713: latebrosae tempora noctis, Luc. 6, 120: serpens, Sen. Oedip. 153: latebrosa et lucifuga natio, Min. Fel. 8, 4.—Poet.: pumex, i.e. full of holes, porous, Verg. A. 12, 587.—
- II Trop., intricate, obscure (late Lat.): latebrosissima quaestio. Aug. Retract. 1, 19.— Hence, * adv.: lătē̆brōsē, in a lurkingplace, secretly: se occultare, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 3 (278).
latebrōsus, a, um (latebra), voller Schlupfwinkel, voller Verstecke, versteckt, a) v. Lebl.: via, Cic.: viae convallesque, Amm.: locus, Liv.: loca, Winkel = Bordelle, Plaut.: poet, pumex, voller Höhlungen, porös, Verg.: nox, Lucan. – übtr., latebrosissima quaestio, verwickelt, dunkel, Augustin. retr. 1, 19. – b) v. leb. Wesen: serpens, Sen. Oedip. 153: latebrosa et lucifuga natio, ein duckmäusiges u. lichtscheues Volk, Min. Fel. 8, 4.
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lătĕbrōsus, (13) a, um (latebra), plein de cachettes, retiré, secret : Cic. Sest. 126 ; Liv. 21, 54 || [fig.] secret, obscur : Aug. Retr. 1, 19.
- 1. vol schuilplaatsen, verborgen [via; loca bordelen];
- 2. (Laatl.) (metaf.) misleidend, duister [quaestio].
latēbrōsus adj.with comp.
- latebra, full of lurking-holes, hidden, retired, secret: latebrosior via: locus, L.: pumex, i. e. porous, V.