ampullor
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English
ampullor ampullari, ampullatus sum V DEP :: use bombast, make use of a bombastic form of discourse
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ampullor: ātus, 1, v. dep. id. II.,
I to make use of a bombastic style of discourse, = ληκυθίζω (prob. coined by Hor.): tragicā ampullatur in arte, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ampullor,¹⁶ ārī (ampulla), intr., s’exprimer en un style emphatique : Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
ampullor, āri (ampulla no. II), als Übersetzung von ληκυθίζω, schwülstig-, bombastisch (mit Bombast) reden, sich spreizen, tragica ampullatur in arte, Hor. ep. 1, 3, 14.
