mŭtĭlus
mŭtĭlus, a, um, adj. μιτυλος or μύτιλος, maimed, mutilated (class.; syn.: truncus, curtus, mancus). Lit. So of those who cut off a thumb to escape military service, Cod. Th. 7, 13, 10: grabatulus uno pede mutilus, App. M. 1, p. 107, 19: naves (al. mutilatae), Liv. 37, 24: litterae, Gell. 17, 9, 12. —Of horned animals which have lost one or both horns: bos, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.: alces mutilae sunt cornibus, without horns, Caes. B. G. 6, 26: capella, Col. 7, 6.—Hence jestingly, transf.: sic mutilus (i. e. exsecto cornu) minitaris? Hor. S. 1, 5, 60.— Trop.: mutila et quasi decurtata (in oratione) sentire, Cic. Or. 53, 178: mutila quaedam et hiantia loqui, too briefly, id. ib. 9, 32.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
mŭtĭlus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
mutilus
Intro Text:
mŭtĭlus, a, um, adj. μιτυλος or μύτιλος, maimed, mutilated (class.; syn.: truncus, curtus, mancus). Lit. So of those who cut off a thumb to escape military service, Cod. Th. 7, 13, 10: grabatulus uno pede mutilus, App. M. 1, p. 107, 19: naves (al. mutilatae), Liv. 37, 24: litterae, Gell. 17, 9, 12. —Of horned animals which have lost one or both horns: bos, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.: alces mutilae sunt cornibus, without horns, Caes. B. G. 6, 26: capella, Col. 7, 6.—Hence jestingly, transf.: sic mutilus (i. e. exsecto cornu) minitaris? Hor. S. 1, 5, 60.— Trop.: mutila et quasi decurtata (in oratione) sentire, Cic. Or. 53, 178: mutila quaedam et hiantia loqui, too briefly, id. ib. 9, 32.
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