Comparison of Adjectives.
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S. Adjectives in -dicus, -ficus, and -volus form the Comparative and Superlative as though from forms in -die ens, -fioens, -v olena. Thus:maledicus, slanderous, magnificus, magniJicent, benevolus, kindly,
maledicentior, magnificentior, benevolentior,
maledicentisaimus. magnificentissim us. benevolen tissim us.
a. Positives in -dicens and -volens occur in early Latin; as, maledfcens, benev olens , 6. Dives has the Comparative divitior tissimus or ditissimus. Irregular
72. Several
Adjectives
or ditior;
Superlative divi-
Comparison.
vary the Stem m Comparison;
viz. bonus, good, malus, bad, parvus, small, magnus, iargÂŤ, multus, much, frugi, thr~fty, nequarn, tuorthless,
melior, .pejor, minor, major, plus, frugalior, nequior, Defective
73. (Cf. (Cf. (Cf. (Cf. (Cf. (Cf. (Cf. 2.
1.
optimus. pessimus. minimus. maximus. pliirimus. frLigalissim us. nequisaimus.
Comparison.
Positive lacking entirely,-
prae, ill front of.) citra, tlzis side (II) ultra, beyond.) intra, within.) prope, uear.y . de, dO'Wll.) archaicpotis, possible.)
prior,former, citerior, on this side, ulterior, farther, interior, inner, propter, nearer, detertor, inferior, potior, preferable,
primus, first. citimus, near, ultimus,farthest. intimus, inmost. proximus, nearest, deterrtmus, 'Worst. potissimus, chiefest.
Positive occurring only in special cases,-
postero die, anno, etc., } . tile follo'W21lg day, etc., posterior, later, poster] descendants " exteri,/oreignerS,} . nationes exterae, foreign nations,
exterior
,
outer
,
{ pos t remus, _ { latest, last. Iate-boru, postumus, { postilltmolls. { tex remus,} . ou termost, exttmus '