perurbanus

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Menander, Monostichoi, 154

Latin > English

perurbanus perurbana, perurbanum ADJ :: very polite or witty; oversophisticated

pĕr-urbānus: a, um, adj.,
I very polite, pleasant, or witty.
I Lit.: L. Torquatus elegans in dicendo, toto genere perurbanus, Cic. Brut. 68, 239: C. Lucilius et doctus et perurbanus, id. de Or. 1, 16, 72.—
II Transf., with a bad accessory signif., over-fine, over-polite: cum rusticis potius quam cum his perurbanis, Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3. —Adv.: pĕrurbānē, very elegantly: respondere, Sid. Ep. 5, 17 fin.>

pĕrurbānus, a, um, plein de goût : Cic. Br. 239 || très spirituel : Cic. de Or. 1, 72 || hi perurbani Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3, ces beaux esprits.

{{Georges |georg=per-urbānus, a, um, I) sehr artig, sehr sein, sehr witzig, Torquatus... toto genere p., Cic.: Lucilius et doctus et p., Cic. – II) im üblen Sinne, [[überhöflich (Ggstz. rusticus), Cic. ad Att. 2, 15, 3. }}

perurbanus, a, um. adj. :: 甚知禮者