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

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Contents (2 entries · 12 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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• sordid:
    1. I. Mean, niggardly:
      1. 1. sordĭdus (of mean, dirty ways): s. avarice, sordidus cupido (cupido is always masc. in Hor.), Hor. Od. 2, 16, 15: Plin.: Quint.
      2. 2. restrictus (close): Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62. Cf. also parcus, tĕnax, ăvārus, mălignus (v. niggardly).
    2. II. Abject, grovelling:
      1. 1. sordĭdus: Join: s. cares, humiles et s. curae, Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: s. gains, illiberales et s. quaestus, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: that most base and s. of all men, iste omnium turpissimus et sordidissimus, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 3.
      2. 2. hŭmĭlis. See also abject, grovelling, mean, low. Phr.: a s. mind, animus depressus et quasi demersus in terram, Cic. Sen. 21, 77: also, animus pusillus, id. Fam. 2, 17, 7 (v. paltry petty).
    3. III. Of birth: humble: q. v.
    4. IV. Of dress: shabbily dressed:
      1. 1. sordĭdātus: Cic.: Ter.: Plaut.
      2. 2. sordĭdus: wisdom is often hidden under a s. cloak, saepe est etiam sub palliolo s. sapientia, Caecil. in Cic. Fam. 3, 23, 56.
      3. 3. obsŏlētus: Cic. See also meanly, poorly. Phr.: to have s. sentiments, humiliter demisseque sentire, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 24.
    5. V. Of style in language: v. meagre (II.).
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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• SORDID
humilis (low-minded; opposed to altus, excelsus): abjectus (despicable): illiberalis (ungentlemanly): sordidus (base and mean): turpis (disgraceful; opposed to honestus): impurus (vicious; opposed to castus): improbus (vile, bad): foedus (disgusting): A sordid spirit, sordes.