Adjectives of the Third Declension


Adjectives of the Third Declension Vocabulary

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nobilis, -, nobile well-known, noble
peior, -, (peius) worse
ingens, -, (ingentis) huge
dissimilis, -, dissimile unlike
acer, acris, acre keen, fierce
maior, -, (maius) greater, older
brevis, -, breve brief
minor, -, (minus) smaller
sapiens, -, (sapientis) wise
alacer, alacris, alacre eager, excited
facils, -, facile easy
princeps, -, (princepis) chief
ferox, -, (ferocis) fierce,
prior, -, (prius) former
celer, celeris, celere sift
difficilis, -, difficile hard, difficult
lenis, -, lene mild
audax, -, (audacis) bold
mortalis, -, mortale mortal
gravis, -, grave heavy, serious
senex, -, (senis) old
communis, -, commune common
velox, -, (velocis) swift
omnis, -, omne every
recens, -, (recentis) recent
immortalis, -, immortale immortal
humilis, -, humile lowly, humble
potens, -, (potentis) powerful
melior, -, (melius) better
similis, -, simile similar
gracilis, -, gracile slender, thin
plus, -, - more
tristis, -, triste sad
felix, -, (felicis) lucky
dulcis, -, dulce sweet, pleasant
diligens, -, (diligentis) diligent, careful
levis, -, leve light
fortis, -, forte strong, brave
superior, -, (superius) higher
incolumis, -, incolume unharmed
turpis, -, turpe ugly, shameful
par, -, (paris) equal
utilis, -, utile useful
fidelis, -, fidele faithful, loyal



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