Meaning of durus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. hard, rough (of a touch)
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
2. harsh (of a taste)
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
3. hardy, vigorous
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
4. hard, harsh, unyielding, unfeeling, stern, cruel, inexorable, insensible
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
5. oppressive, severe
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

“nec crīmen dūrās esset habēre manūs”

nor was it an offense to have rough hands [as a result of doing hard manual labor]

“… cūr mea dicta neget dūrās dēmittere in aurīs?”

[Dido:] “[So] why does [Aeneas] refuse to admit my words to his hardened ears?” (In other words, why won't he listen to her.)

“Dura lex, sed lex.”

The law is harsh but it is the law.

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