Meaning of obnixus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. having struggled against
   active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, perfect
2. having resisted, opposed
   active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, perfect
3. having been steadfast, firm, resolute
   active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, perfect

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Examples

“Dīxerat. Ille Iovis monitīs immōta tenēbat lūmina, et obnīxus cūram sub corde premēbat. [Dido] had spoken. Aeneas – mindful of Jupiter’s [counsel] – held his gaze steady, and resisted the grief concealed in his heart.”

(Similar to: Aeneid 1.208-209.)

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