elinguis

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ē-linguis, e, adj. [lingua].

I Lit., deprived of a tongue , Aus. Ep. 23, 14; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 15.—

II Transf.

A In gen., speechless , Cic. Fl. 10, 22; Liv. 10, 19 (with mutus); id. post Red. 3, 7 (with mutus and tacitus); Gell. 5, 1, 9.—

B Pregn., without eloquence , Cic. Brut. 26, 100; Cels. praef. med. ; Tac. Or. 36 fin. (opp. disertus).

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