adjective

in-sĕpultus

fem. in-sĕpulta · neut. in-sĕpultum

2. in-sepultus

unburied •

unburied (class.): acervi civium, Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11: membra, Hor. Epod. 5, 99: insepultos projecit, Liv. 29, 9, 10. —

without burial; a burial without the customary funeral rites by extension •

Transf., without burial: mors, Sen. Tranq. 14: sepultura, a burial without the customary funeral rites, and therefore undeserving the name of a burial (imitation of the Gr. τάφος ἄταφος), Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 5 (but sepulta is the true reading, id. ib. 14, 12, 33 B. and K.).

Perseus ID: n23796 Key: insepultus