iuvenalis

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

jŭvĕnālis, e, adj. [juvenis],

youthful, juvenile, suitable for young people (mostly poet. and post - Aug.): corpus, Verg. A. 5, 475: arma, id. ib. 2, 518; Sil. 2, 312: mihi mens juvenali ardebat amore compellare virum, Verg. A. 8, 163: fama, Plin. 33, 2, 8, § 32: ludi, a kind of games introduced by Nero , Suet. Ner. 11; cf. dies, id. Calig. 17: ludus, Liv. 1, 57, 11.—Hence, subst.: jŭvĕnālĭa , ium, n., youthful pursuits, games , Tac. A. 14, 15; 15, 33; 16, 21; Capitol. Gord. 4.—Adv.: jŭvĕnālĭter , in a youthful manner, youthfully : jecit ab obliquo nitidum juvenaliter aurum, Ov. M. 10, 675; id. A. A. 3, 733; id. M. 7, 805. —Hence, rashly, improvidently , Ov. Tr. 2, 117 al.

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