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anilis

anilis, of an old woman

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

anīlis, e: adj. (anus), of an old woman; an old woman’s, 4.641.
ănīlis, e, adj. [anus], of or pertaining to an old woman.
  • I Lit.: voltus, Verg. A. 7, 416: passus, Ov. M. 13, 533: aetas, Col. 2, 1, 2.—
  • II Often in a contemptuous sense, like an old woman, old womanish, anile: ineptiae paene aniles, Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: superstitio imbecilli animi atque anilis, id. Div. 2, 60; so id. N. D. 2, 28; 3, 5; * Hor. S. 2, 6, 77; Quint. 1, 8, 19.—Comp. and sup. not used.—* Adv.: ănīlĭter, like an old woman: dicere aliquid, Cic. N. D. 3, 39.

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