insulsus Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop.A. Bungling, awkwardB. Tasteless, insipid, silly, absurd ⓘīnsulsē: adverbialīnsulse: masc/neut voc sg • insulsus, a, um, adj. [2. in-salsus], unsalted, insipid. I. Lit.: amurcā insulsā perfundunt sulcos, Col. 2, 9: gula, that longs for tasteless things, Cic. Att. 13, 31, 4. — Comp.: cibus insulsior, Hier. Ep. 22, 40.— II. Trop. A. Bungling, awkward: Tyndaris illa bipennem insulsam et fatuam dextra laevaque tenebat, Juv. 6, 658.— B. Tasteless, insipid, silly, absurd: non insulsum huic ingeniumst, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 79: est etiam in verbo positum non insulsum genus (ridiculi), Cic. de Or. 2, 64: multa (in sermone) nec illitterata, nec insulsa esse videntur, id. Fam. 9, 16: adulescens, id. Cael. 29: acuti, nec insulsi hominis sententia, id. Tusc. 1, 8.—Sup.: insulsissimus homo, Cat. 17, 12.—As subst.: insulsae, ārum, f. (sc mulieres), silly creatures, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2. — Adv.: insulsē, tastelessly, insipidly, foolishly, absurdly: aliquid facere, Cic. Att. 15, 4: insulse, arroganter dicere, id. ib. 5, 10: non insulse interpretari, not amiss, not badly, id. de Or. 2, 54.—Comp.: nihil potest dici insulsius, Gell. 16, 12.—Sup.: haec etiam addit insulsissime, Gell. 12, 2, 6.
īnsulsē Copy link • īnsulsē (insulsus), d'une manière insipide, sottement : Cic. Att. 15, 4, 1 ; de Or. 2, 221 || -sius Gell. 16, 12 ; -sissime Gell. 12, 2, 6.
īnsulsus Copy link Outline 1 non salé, insipide :2 [fig.] sot, niais, dépourvu d'esprit : || -sior -sissimus . ⓘīnsulsē: adverbialīnsulse: masc/neut voc sg • īnsulsus, a, um (in et salsus), 1. non salé, insipide : Col. Rust. 2, 9, 10 2. [fig.] sot, niais, dépourvu d'esprit : Cic. de Or. 2, 217 ; 259 ; Tusc. 1, 15 || -sior Hier. Ep. 22, 40 ; -sissimus Catul. 17, 12.