com-plūres (conp-), a, and (mostly ante-class.) ia; gen. ium (cf. Gell. 5, 21, 6; Charis. pp. 56 and 100 P.; Ter. Phorm. 611 Don.), adj., more than one, not a few, several, very many; as adj. or subst., wholly without comp. force (freq. and class.).
I Adj.
α Nom. : complures consules, Cic. Fam. 10, 6, 3: Volcani, id. N. D. 3, 22, 55; Nep. Epam. 4 fin. al.: mulieres complures, Ter. Ad. 230: fana compluria, Cato ap. Don. l. l.: nova, Ter. Phorm. l. l.: genera, Cic. Fragm. ap. Don. l. l.: scyphorum paria complura, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 47; so, genera ambiguorum, id. de Or. 2, 26, 111 (al. plura): loca, Liv. 40, 45, 3: sacella publica, id. 40, 51, 8.—
β Gen. : vita excellentium virorum complurium, Nep. Epam. 4 fin. —
γ Dat. : ut compluribus tonsoribus operam daret, Suet. Aug. 79.—
δ Acc. : servos complures, Ter. Heaut. 65; so, menses, id. Phorm. 519: dies, id. Hec. 185; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2: alios, * Hor. S. 1, 10, 87.—
ε Abl. : ratibus compluribus factis, Caes. B. G. 1, 8 Oud. N. cr.; 8, 14 ib. et saep.—
ζ Sup. : buceta complurima, Gell. 11, 1, 1 Hertz.—
II As subst.
α complūres , ĭum, m. and f., several , many persons, etc.: Graecis institutionibus eruditi, Cic. N. D. 1, 4, 8; Nep. Timo l. 5, 2: (ea) compluribus narravit, Sall. C. 23, 4: mandata ad complures dare, Suet. Tib. 12: complures hostium, Hirt. B. G. 8, 48.—
β complūra , ium, n., many things : complura ne posui quidem, Caecil. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3: ejusdem generis complura, Caes. B. C. 2, 12 fin.