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Meaning of calcitrosus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR C1
[kaɫ.kɪˈtroː.sʊs]

Definitions

  1. kicking, apt to kick, (fig.) refractory
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. synonym of callōsus
    Medieval-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

“Bōs calcitrōsus dēbet pungī bīnīs vicibus.”

The ox that kicks back shall be pricked twice. [proverb]

“Numquam stimulo lacessat juvencum, quod retrectantem calcitrosumque eum reddit.”

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

“Dig. 9.1.1”
“Dig. 21.1.4”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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