adjective
satius1
satius (indeclinable)
Meaning
- indeclinablebetter, more advantageous, more serviceable, satisfactory
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
melius, ūtiliussatius (comp.) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 21
melius estsatius est — in Epistulae, ch. 5
sătĭus, v. satis, I. B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
satius adj. n
comp. of satis, more satisfying, better, more serviceable, fitter, preferable .—Only as predicate of a clause : tibi perdere Talentum satius est quam illo minam, T.: mergi freto satius illi insulae esse quam dedi inimico, L.: nonne satius est mutum esse quam dicere, etc.: Nonne fuit satius tristīs Amaryllidis iras pati? V.: terga impugnare hostium satius visum est, L.: satius putarunt in urbe eum comprehendi, thought it more expedient , N.
Origins
From satis.