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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (2 entries · 5 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• courteous:
      1. 1. cōmis, e (obliging: esp. to inferiors): c. to anybody, c. erga aliquem, Cic.; in al., Suet.: compar. comior, Cic.; sup. comissimus, Apul. (But the latter may be better expr. by maxime comis; summa, mira comitate: v. courtesy.) Very c., percōmis, Cic.
      2. 2. hūmānus (more extensive than comis; and including all that considerateness, courtesy, and good feeling which belong to a true "gentleman"): Join: comis atque humanus, facillimus atque humanissimus, Cic.
      3. 3. făcĭlis, e (accessible; easily persuaded to do a kindness): Join: f. benevolusque, Ter.: v. kind, affable. Very much so, perfăcĭlis: Cic.
      4. 4. bĕnignus: i. e. generous, kind: q. v.
      5. 5. affābĭlis, e: v. affable. See also polite, obliging. (N.B. Not urbanus, which is simply polite as opp. to rude, countrified: nor civilis; freq. in Tac., and applied by him to emperors, etc., showing the temper of modest citizens.)
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• COURTEOUS
comis (obliging to all, without regard to rank): humanus (mild, from principle and nobleness of character). (The words are found in this connection and order), comis et humanus: bellus et humanus (Cic.): urbanus (polite): officiosus (ready to render a service): benignus (kind, well-disposed): liberalis (showing a friendly disposition; e.g., answer, invitation): blandus (captivating, engaging in manner; polite in words): affabilis (condescending or affable in conversation, or speaking to others): mansuetus (sociable, in general) [☞ civilis, in the sense of “affable or civil,” belongs to the post-classic prose]: to give a courteous refusal, belle negare aliquid (Quint., Cic., Pet. Cons., 12). Courteous persons, homines belli (Cic., Att., 1, 1): courteous manners or behaviour, comitas; liberalitas: a courteous invitation, invitatio benigna, familiaris: He is very courteous to me, perhonorificus in me est. In a very courteous and friendly manner, perhonorifice atque amice.