adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
peracūtus
peracūtus (feminine peracūta, neuter peracūtum)
Classical[pɛ.raˈkuː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.raˈkuː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery sharp or penetrating
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peracūtus | peracūta | peracūtum |
| genitive | peracūtī | peracūtae | peracūtī |
| dative | peracūtō | peracūtae | peracūtō |
| accusative | peracūtum | peracūtam | peracūtum |
| ablative | peracūtō | peracūtā | peracūtō |
| vocative | peracūte | peracūta | peracūtum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peracūtī | peracūtae | peracūta |
| genitive | peracūtōrum | peracūtārum | peracūtōrum |
| dative | peracūtīs | peracūtīs | peracūtīs |
| accusative | peracūtōs | peracūtās | peracūta |
| ablative | peracūtīs | peracūtīs | peracūtīs |
| vocative | peracūtī | peracūtae | peracūta |
pĕr-ăcūtus, a, um, adj.,
I. very sharp.
II. Trop., very keen, very acute, very penetrating:
cum peracutus esset ad excogitandum, Cic. Brut. 39, 145: oratio, id. ib. 76, 264; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 44, § 108.—Adv.: pĕrăcūtē, very sharply, very acutely, with great keenness: moveri, Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 35: peracute querebare, quod, etc., id. Fam. 3, 7, 2: reperisse, App. Mag. 34.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-acūtus adj.,
very clear, penetrating: vox. —Fig., very acute, very penetrating: homo: oratio.
Origins
From per- + acutus.
In English words that came into English from peracūtus
- peracuteperacūtus