adjective

lătē^brōsus

fem. lătē^brōsa · neut. lătē^brōsum

full of lurking-holes; coverts, hidden, retired, secret

full of lurking-holes or coverts, hidden, retired, secret.

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Lit. (rare but class.): loca, lurking-places, disreputable haunts, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 26: via, * Cic. Sest. 59, 126: locus, Liv. 21, 54: viae, Amm. 14, 2, 2: loca, id. 17, 1, 6: flumina, Verg. A. 8, 713: latebrosae tempora noctis, Luc. 6, 120: serpens, Sen. Oedip. 153: latebrosa et lucifuga natio, Min. Fel. 8, 4.—Poet.: pumex, i. e. full of holes, porous, Verg. A. 12, 587.—

intricate, obscure; in a lurkingplace, secretly figuratively •

Trop., intricate, obscure (late Lat.): latebrosissima quaestio. Aug. Retract. 1, 19.— Hence, * adv.: lătē^brōsē, in a lurkingplace, secretly: se occultare, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 3.

Perseus ID: n25954 Key: latebrosus