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lepidus, pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat

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lepidior Adjective: masculine vocative singular comparative, Adjective: feminine nominative singular comparative, Adjective: masculine nominative singular comparative, Adjective: feminine vocative singular comparative of lepidus

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lĕpĭdus, a, um, adj. [lepos], pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; in Cic. very rare).
  • I In gen.: fui ego bellus, lepidus, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3 (956): nugator, id. Curc. 4, 1, 1 (462): virgo, id. ib. 1, 3, 11 (168): mortalis, id. Truc. 5, 1, 57 (949): o lepidum patrem! Ter. And. 948: ego usa sum benigno et lepido et comi, id. Hec. 837: lepida es, id. ib. 753: forma lepida et liberalis, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 41 (41): mores, id. Most. 1, 3, 12 (168): fama, id. Trin. 2, 2, 98 (373): facinus lepidum et festivum, id. Poen. 1, 2, 95 (304): dies, id. Aul. 4, 8, 4 (704): itan' lepidum tibi visum est, scelus nos irridere? Ter. Eun. 1018.—Comp.: nos invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 65 (660).—Sup.: pater lepidissime, Ter. Ad. 911: o capitulum lepidissimum, id. Eun. 531.—
    • B In a bad sense, nice, effeminate: hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati, Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23.—
  • II In partic., of speech, smart, witty, facetious: lepida et concinna, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto, Hor. A. P. 273: versus, Cat. 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: lĕpĭdē, pleasantly, agreeably, charmingly, finely, prettily.
      • 1 In gen.: lepide ornata, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 84 (293): stratus lectus, id. ib. 3, 3, 84 (698): hoc effectum lepide tibi tradam, id. Curc. 3, 15 (385): lepide ludificatus, id. Cas. 3, 2, 27 (557): intellexisti, id. Truc. 3, 2, 13 (681): lepide prospereque evenire, id. Ps. 2, 1, 1 (574): ubi lepide voles esse tibi, mea rosa, mihi dicito, when you want to enjoy yourself, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 50 (84).—
      • 2 In partic.
          • α As an affirmative response, yes, very well: lepide licet, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 1 (35).—
          • β As a term of applause, splendidly, excellently: euge, euge, lepide, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 85 (240): facete, laute, lepide: nihil supra, Ter. Eun. 427.—Comp.: nimis lepide fabulare: eo potuerit lepidius pol fieri, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 52 (926).—Sup.: lepidissime et comissime, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66 (940).—
          • γ Of speech, smartly, wittily, humorously: in quo lepide in soceri mei persona lusit is, qui elegantissime id facere potuit, Lucilius: Quam lepide lexeis compostae, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; cf. id. Or. 44, 149: in libris multa posuit lepide atque argute reperta, Gell. 13, 10, 3.

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