molliculus

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

mollĭcŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [mollis].

I Lit., soft, tender, delicate (poet.): escae, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 58: meus molliculus caseus, id. Poen. 1, 2, 154.—

II Trop., voluptuous : versiculi, Cat. 16, 4; cf. adulescentulus, Charis. 183 P.

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