morus

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

mōrus, a, um, adj., = μωρός, foolish, silly (Plautin.).

I Adj. : amor mores hominum moros et morosos facit, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 43: ut hoc utimur more moro molestoque, id. Men. 4, 2, 1.—

II Subst .

A mōrus , i, m., a fool, simpleton : morus es, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 78.—

B mōra , ae, f., a foolish woman , Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 17.— Hence, adv.: mōrē , foolishly (Plautin.): more hoc fit atque stulte, Plaut. Stich. 5, 1, 1.

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