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exosus

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Latin

Etymology

From ex- + ōsus, an intensified form of the perfect participle of ōdī, likewise used in the active meaning. Lacks a finite verb, unlike perōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exōsus (feminine exōsa, neuter exōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (active voice) hating, loathing, detesting, abhorring ... completely, thoroughly
  2. (passive voice, Late Latin) hated, loathed, hateful, odious ... completely, thoroughly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • exosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exosus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • exōsus” on page 710 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
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