clivosus
ἀμείνω δ' αἴσιμα πάντα (Odyssey VII.310 / XV.71) → all things are better in moderation
Latin > English
clivosus clivosa, clivosum ADJ :: hilly, full of hills; steep, characterized by slopes; difficult (L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
clīvōsus: a, um, adj. clivus,
I hilly, full of hills, steep (poet. or in post-Aug. prose): rus, Verg. G. 2, 212: trames, id. ib. 1, 108: loci et aridi, Col. Arb. 4, 3; opp. planus, id. R. R. 2, 16, 1: solum, Plin. 18, 24, 55, § 200: Olympus, Ov. F. 3, 415: Ida, id. Am. 1, 14, 11.—
II Trop.: tramite vitae, steep, difficult, Sil. 6, 120.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
clīvōsus,¹⁴ a, um (clivus), qui s’élève en pente, montueux : clivosum rus Virg. G. 2, 212, terrain en forte pente ; clivosus Olympus Ov. F. 3, 415, l’Olympe escarpé || [fig.] clivoso tramite vitæ Sil. 6, 120, dans le sentier escarpé de la vie.
Latin > German (Georges)
clīvōsus, a, um (clivus), abschüssig, steil (Ggstz. planus), trames, Verg.: Olympus, Ida, Ov.: loca od. loci, Col.: solum, Plin.: via, ICt.: viae suāpte naturā clivosae, Amm. 16, 11, 8: cl. rus, an einer ziemlich steilen Anhöhe mit vielem Geröll, Verg. georg. 2, 212. – Bildl., clivosus trames vitae, Sil. 6, 120.
