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melleus

melleus · adj

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Ephemeris id est totius diei negotium 1 · 7.71/10k
Ausonii Burdigalensis Vasatis Gratiarum Actio Ad Grati Angratianum Imperatorem Pro Consulatu 1 · 2.41/10k
Epistularum 2 · 2.2/10k
Epistulae, Books VIII-IX 2 · 1.58/10k
Florida 1 · 1.27/10k
Naturalis Historia 22 · 0.55/10k
Metamorphoses 1 · 0.19/10k

What it meant

mellĕus — Lewis & Short

mellĕus, a, um, adj.mel,

I of or belonging to honey, honey- (post-Aug.).

I Lit.: sapor, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51: color, id. 11, 16, 16, § 48: sardonyches, id. 37, 6, 23, § 89: sucus, id. 36, 19, 33, § 140: crustum, Aus. Eph. Parecb. 12.—

II Transf., honeysweet, delightful, charming (post-class.): moduli, App. M. 6, p. 175, 31: adulatio, Aus. Ep. 18 fin.

Where it came from

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