pĕtŭlans
pĕtŭlans, antis, adj. prop. part. of the obsol. petulo, from peto, qs. falling upon or assailing in jest, i. e., forward, pert, saucy, impudent, wanton, freakish, petulant. In gen. (class.; syn.: protervus, lascivus, procax): petulantes et petulci etiam appellantur, qui protervo impetu, et crebro petunt laedendi alterius gratiā, Fest. p. 206 Müll.: homo, Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305: effuse petulans, id. Pis. 5, 10: animalia, Gell. 17, 20, 8: pictura, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140: petulans et furiosum genus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 68, 241: Tarentum, Juv. 6, 297.—Comp., Arn. 4, 151.—Sup.: imitatio petulantissima, Petr. 92.— In partic., wanton, lascivious (class.): si petulans fuisset in aliquā generosā nobili virgine, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20.— Adv.: pĕtŭlanter, pertly, wantonly, impudently, petulantly (class.): in aliquem invehi, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: vivere, id. Cael. 16, 38.—Comp.: petulantius, Cic. Cael. 3, 6. —Sup.: petulantissime, Cic. Att. 9, 19, 1.
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pĕtŭlans, antis, adj. prop. part. of the obsol. petulo, from peto, qs. falling upon or assailing in jest, i. e., forward, pert, saucy, impudent, wanton, freakish, petulant. In gen. (class.; syn.: protervus, lascivus, procax): petulantes et petulci etiam appellantur, qui protervo impetu, et crebro petunt laedendi alterius gratiā, Fest. p. 206 Müll.: homo, Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305: effuse petulans, id. Pis. 5, 10: animalia, Gell. 17, 20, 8: pictura, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140: petulans et furiosum genus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 68, 241: Tarentum, Juv. 6, 297.—Comp., Arn. 4, 151.—Sup.: imitatio petulantissima, Petr. 92.— In partic., wanton, lascivious (class.): si petulans fuisset in aliquā generosā nobili virgine, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20.— Adv.: pĕtŭlanter, pertly, wantonly, impudently, petulantly (class.): in aliquem invehi, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: vivere, id. Cael. 16, 38.—Comp.: petulantius, Cic. Cael. 3, 6. —Sup.: petulantissime, Cic. Att. 9, 19, 1.
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