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necopinatus

necopinatus

the unforeseen

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 25 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

nĕc-ŏpīnātus — Lewis & Short

nĕc-ŏpīnātus (also separately, nĕc ŏpīnātus), a, um,

I adj., unexpected (class.): desertae disciplinae et jam pridem relictae patrocinium nec opinatum a nobis esse susceptum, Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6: necopinata bona perspicere, id. Off. 2, 10, 36: nec opinato adventu urbem interceptam, Liv. 26, 51: in necopinatam fraudem labi, id. 27, 33: necopinatum gaudium, id. 39, 49.—Plur. as subst.: nĕcŏpīnāta, ōrum, n., the unforeseen: cum diligenter necopinatorum naturam consideres, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 52.—A dverb.: locum secretum ab tumultu petit, unde ex necopinato aversum hostem invadat, unexpectedly, unawares, Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 8. —Hence, adv.: nĕcŏpīnātō (or separately, nĕc ŏpīnātō), unexpectedly: si necopinato quid evenerit, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 52; cf. id. ib. 3, 24, 59: aliquem necopinato videre, id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. Phil. 2, 31, 77: aliud novum malum necopinato exortum, Liv. 3, 15, 4.

In the wild

6 of 63 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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