adjective

ē-lixus

fem. ē-lixa · neut. ē-lixum

thoroughly boiled; boiled; seethed

thoroughly boiled, boiled, seethed.

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Lit., Varr. ap. Non. 62, 14; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Hor. S. 2, 2, 74; Juv. 3, 294; 13, 85; cf. the punning use of the word, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 67; id. Most. 5, 1, 66.—

soaked; wet through; quite flabby by extension •

Transf., qs. sodden, i. e., soaked, wet through: calcei, Varr. ap. Non. 48, 27: balneator, Mart. 3, 7: nates, i. e. quite flabby after the bath, Pers. 4, 40.

Perseus ID: n15507 Key: elixus