adjective

per-cārus

fem. per-cāra · neut. per-cārum

very dear

very dear.

very dear; very costly

Lit., very dear, very costly, Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 25.—

very dear; very much beloved figuratively •

Trop., very dear, very much beloved: qui eis vicissim percarus et jucundus fuit, Cic. Aem. Scaur. 17, 39; Tac. A. 2, 74; Just. 12, 12, 11.

Perseus ID: n34680 Key: percarus