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Dictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- prŏtervus, a, um, adj. [protero; qs. trampling on every thing; hence], violent, vehement. I. Lit. (poet.):
venti
, Hor. C. 1, 26, 2: Africus
, id. Epod. 16, 22: Eurus
, Ov. H. 11, 14: stella canis
, scorching
, oppressive
, id. Am. 2, 16, 4.—II. Trop., forward, bold, pert, wanton, shameless, impudent (class.; generally milder than procax and petulans; v. protervitas): petulans protervo animo sum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 1: homo
, Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35; 1, 18, 61: dictum aut factum
, id. ib. 2, 14, 47: vidua
, id. Cael. 16, 38: Satyri, turba proterva
, Ov. H. 5, 136: juvenes
, Hor. C. 1, 25, 2: rixae
, id. ib. 3, 14, 26: frons
, id. ib. 2, 5, 15: oculi
, Ov. H. 17, 77: manus
, id. M. 5, 671: Musa
, id. R. Am. 362: lingua
, id. Ib. 520: sal protervum
, ribald wit
, Mart. 10, 9, 2.—Comp.: meretrix protervior
, Just. 30, 2, 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms, proterve and proterviter. A. prŏtervē. 1. In a bad sense, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently (class.): aedes arietare
, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 1: proterve iracundus
, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 53 (immoderate, superbe, Don.): consectans aliquem proterve
, Cic. Rep. 1, 44, 68.—Comp., Ov. A. A. 1, 599.—Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 5, 22.—2. In a good sense, boldly, with spirit: confidenter pro se et proterve loqui
, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 207.—B. prŏtervĭter, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently, Enn. ap. Non. 513, 11 (Com. v. 8 Vahl.).
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