adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
meliusculus
meliusculus (feminine meliuscula, neuter meliusculum, adverb meliuscule)
Classical[mɛ.liˈʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.liˈus.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivesomewhat better
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meliusculus | meliuscula | meliusculum |
| genitive | meliusculī | meliusculae | meliusculī |
| dative | meliusculō | meliusculae | meliusculō |
| accusative | meliusculum | meliusculam | meliusculum |
| ablative | meliusculō | meliusculā | meliusculō |
| vocative | meliuscule | meliuscula | meliusculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meliusculī | meliusculae | meliuscula |
| genitive | meliusculōrum | meliusculārum | meliusculōrum |
| dative | meliusculīs | meliusculīs | meliusculīs |
| accusative | meliusculōs | meliusculās | meliuscula |
| ablative | meliusculīs | meliusculīs | meliusculīs |
| vocative | meliusculī | meliusculae | meliuscula |
mĕlĭuscŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [melius], somewhat better, rather better (anteclass. and post-Aug.).—Of a convalescent:
qui meliusculus esse coepit, Cels. 3, 22; Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 19.—Of things: si eris verax, ex tuis rebus feceris meliusculas, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 15; cf. v. 6: apes coloris meliusculi, Col. 9, 3, 2: facies, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: spes, rather more, Varr. ap. Non. 394, 10.— In neutr. sing.: meliusculum est monere, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 3.—Adv.: mĕlĭuscŭlē. I. Rather better, pretty well (class.): cum meliuscule tibi esset, when you were somewhat better (of a convalescent), * Cic. Fam. 16, 5, 1:
jam valere, Fronto, Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 12 Mai.—II. Rather more, somewhat more:
meliuscule quam satis fuerit, biberis, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 51.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
meliusculus adj. dim.
melius, somewhat better, rather better , T.