effrenate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin effrēnātus (“unbridled, let loose”), past participle of effrēnō (“unbridle, let loose”).
Adjective edit
effrenate (comparative more effrenate, superlative most effrenate)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:effrenate.
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Adverb edit
effrēnātē (comparative effrēnātius, superlative effrēnātissimē)
Usage notes edit
The superlative effrēnātissimē is unattested in Classical Latin and very rare elsewhere.
References edit
- “effrenate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “effrenate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- effrenate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.