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cothurnatus

cothurnatus, with the cothurnus, buskined, tragic

cŏthurnātus, a, um, adj. [cothurnus],
  • of or pertaining to the cothurnus, lit. buskined; hence, elevated, lofty, tragic (opp. excalceatus, comic, Sen. Ep. 8, 8; 76, 31; not ante-Aug.): Maronis grande opus, Mart. 5, 5, 8: Lycophron, Ov. lb. 529: vates, id. Am. 2, 18, 18: deae, id. F. 5, 348: sermo, Macr. S. 7, 5 fin.: scelera, Lact. 6, 20.—* adv.: cŏ-thurnātē, loftily, tragically; only comp. (late Lat.): cothurnatius, Amm.28, 1, 4.

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