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adjective

illex

gen. illeĭcis
or (), , illicio
alluring; enticing; seductive
alluring, enticing, seductive (ante- and post-class.).
Adj.: oculi, App. Mag. p. 323: ars, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 6: halitus, id. Psych.… •
Adj.: oculi, App. Mag. p. 323: ars, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 6: halitus, id. Psych. 328.—More freq.,
Subst. com
Subst. com.
A decoy; lure •
A decoy, lure: aedis nobis area'st, auceps sum ego, Esca'st meretrix, lectus illex est, amatores aves, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 67.—
a seducer; a seductress by extension •
Transf., a seducer, a seductress: malae rei tantae fuimus illices, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 35: illex animi Venus, App. Mag. p. 295.
Perseus ID: n21511 Key: illex2