aculeatus
aculeatus, with a sting
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aculeata feminine nominative singular, neuter nominative plural, feminine vocative singular, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural, feminine ablative singular of aculeatus
ăcūlĕātus, a, um, adj. [aculeus], furnished with stings or prickles, thorny, prickly.
- I Lit., of animals and plants: animalia, Plin. 20, 22, 91, 247: bruchus, Vulg. Jer. 51, 27: herbae, Plin. 24, 19, 119, 182: ictus, a puncture made by a sting, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 223.—
- II Fig.
- A Stinging, pointed, sharp: istaec ... aculeata sunt, animum fodicant, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 30 (64): litterae, Cic. Att. 14, 18, 1.—
- B Subtle, cunning: contorta et aculeata sophismata, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 24.
aculeātus, a, um (aculeus), I) stachelig, mit Stacheln versehen, von Tieren und Pflanzen, Plin.: dah. ac. ictus, Stich vom Stachel eines Tieres, Plin. – II) übtr.: 1) spitz, stechend, beißend, Plaut. Bacch. 63: litterae, Cic. ad Att. 14, 8, 1. – 2) spitzfindig, sophisma, Cic. Acad. 2, 75.
ăcŭlĕātus, (16) a, um (aculeus), qui a des aiguillons, des piquants : Plin. 20, 247 ; 21, 28, etc. || [fig.] Pl. Bacch. 63 ; Cic. Att. 14, 18 || pointu, subtil : Cic. Ac. 2, 75.
- 1. (postklass.) stekelig;
- 2. (metaf.) scherp, bijtend [litterae];
- 3. spitsvondig [sophisma].
aculeātus
adj.
- aculeus, with a sting. — Hence, stinging, sharp: litterae.—Cunning, subtle: sophismata.