resolute Copy link Outline 1. obstĭnātus (prop. a part., fixed, resolved2. offirmātus (prop. a part.)3. firmus (steady)4. ērectus (lit. upright), I am much more r., multo sum erectior, Cic. Phil. 4, 1, 2.5. promptus (forward, ready)6. fortis7. praesens, ntis (collected • resolute: 1. obstĭnātus (prop. a part., fixed, resolved: constr. with ad, contra, or rarely inf.): most r. valour, virtus obstinatissima, Sen. Ep. 71, 10: spirits r. for battle, animi ad decertandum o., Liv. 6, 3, ad fin. 2. offirmātus (prop. a part.): a brave and r. spirit, animus fortis atque o., Pl. Am. 2, 2, 15 (22): Cic. 3. firmus (steady): you are not r. in defending the right, non f. rectum defendis, Hor. S. 2, 7, 26: r. in his purpose, f. proposito, Vell. 2, 63, 3: v. steadfast. 4. ērectus (lit. upright), I am much more r., multo sum erectior, Cic. Phil. 4, 1, 2. 5. promptus (forward, ready): all the most r. were put to death, promptissimus quisque interciderunt, Tac. Agr. 3: r. audacity, p. audacia, Sall. C. 32. 6. fortis: a man r. in opposing audacity, vir contra audaciam fortissimus, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: v. brave, courageous. 7. praesens, ntis (collected: almost always joined with animus): to have a manly and r. spirit, animo virili et praesenti esse, Ter. Ph. 5, 7 (8), 64. Phr.: a r. man, tenax propositi vir, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 1.