pulchellus

pulchellus or pulcellus, a, um, adj. dim. [1. pulcher],

• beautiful little: Bacchae (i. e. Baccharum statuae), Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; ironic.: audiamus pulcellum puerum, Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Ap. Met. 8, 26, 3 Bip.—
• II Pulchellus, contemptuous surname given to Clodius, in mockery of his surname Pulcher, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 4; 2, 22, 1; cf. Val. Max. 3, 5, 3.

pulchellus (pulcellus), a, um (Demin. v. pulcher), gar schön, Bacchae (als Statuen), Cic. ep. 7, 23, 2: ironisch, audiamus pulchellum puerum, das hübsche Kerlchen, Crassus bei Cic. de or. 2, 262: surgit pulchellus puer, das schöne Herrchen, der Junge mit dem hübschen Gesichtchen, verächtlich v. Klodius, Cic. ad Att. 1, 16, 10; u. so Pulchellus als verächtl. Beiname von Klodius, der den Beinamen Pulcher hatte (vgl. Val. Max. 3, 5, 3), Cic. ad Att. 2, 1, 4 u. 22, 1.

1 pulchellus, ou pulcellus, a, um, dim. de pulcher, joli, tout charmant : Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2 || [iron.] Crass. d. Cic. de Or. 2, 262 ; Att. 1, 16, 10.

pulchellus , a, um. adj. (pulcher.)
畧美者。

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pulchellus (-cellus) adj. dim.

• pulcher, beautiful, pretty, little: Bacchae (i. e. Baccharum statuae).—As a mocking surname of Clodius Pulcher, Prettyman.