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adjective

mollĭcŭlus

fem. mollĭcŭla · neut. mollĭcŭlum
adj. dim
adj. dim. [mollis].
soft, tender, delicate •
Lit., soft, tender, delicate (poet.): escae, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 58: meus molliculus caseus, id. Poen. 1, 2, 154.—
voluptuous figuratively •
Trop., voluptuous: versiculi, Cat. 16, 4; cf. adulescentulus, Charis. 183 P.
Perseus ID: n29473 Key: molliculus1