adjective

impexus

fem. impexa · neut. impexum

(), , 2. inpexus

uncombed poetic

uncombed (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

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Lit.: stiriaque impexis induruit horrida barbis, Verg. G. 3, 366: caput impexa foedum porrigine, Hor. S. 2, 3, 126: Tisiphoneque impexa feros pro crinibus angues, Tib. 1, 3, 69: tegumen immane leonis Terribili impexum seta, Verg. A. 7, 666.— *

unpolished; rude figuratively •

Trop., = incultus, unpolished, rude: antiquitas tristis et impexa, Tac. Or. 20.

Perseus ID: n21920 Key: impexus