immundus

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

immundus (inm-), a, um, adj. [in-mundus], unclean, impure, dirty, filthy, foul (syn.: spurcus, obscenus, impurus).

I Lit. (class.): humus erat immunda, lutulenta vino, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 66: homo, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 24; id. Cist. 1, 1, 115; Lucr. 4, 1160; Hor. S. 1, 6, 124: canis, id. Ep. 1, 2, 26: Harpyiae contactu immundo omnia foedant, Verg. A. 3, 228: sues, id. G. 1, 400: popinae, Hor. S. 2, 4, 62: ager, run wild , overgrown , Pall. 2, 10: pauperies domūs, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 199.— Absol. : im-mundae , ārum, f., unclean women , Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2.— Comp. : superne deciduo immundiore lapsu aliquo polluta, Plin. 14, 19, 23, § 119: nilo mundius hoc, niloque immundior ille, Cat. 97, 3; Sen. Q. N. 9, 4, 2.— Sup. : liquet illos immundissimos fuisse, Sen. Ep. 86, 11; Plin. Ep. 10, 98, 1.—*

II Trop.: aut immunda crepent ignominiosaque dicta, Hor. A. P. 247.—Adv.: immundē , impurely , uncleanly : foedare templa, Jul. Obseq. Prod. 115.

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