mōrōsĭtas — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

mōrōsĭtas, ātis, f. morosus. Peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness (rare but class.): si in morositatem inutilem et odiosam incidamus, Cic. Off. 1, 25, 88: morositas et ea vitia, quae dixi, habent aliquid excusationis, id. Sen. 18, 65.— Niceness, pedantry: affectatione et morositate nimiā obscurabat stilum, over-scrupulousness, too great nicety, Suet. Tib. 70.

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Headword:

mōrōsĭtas

Headword (normalized):

mōrōsĭtas

Headword (normalized/stripped):

morositas

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29741

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n29718

Key:

morositas

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