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adjective

pulchellus

fem. pulchella · neut. pulchellum
adj. dim; beautiful little •
adj. dim. [1. pulcher], beautiful little: Bacchae (i. e. Baccharum statuae), Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; ironic.: audiamus pulcellum puerum, Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; App. M. 8, p. 184 Bip.—
contemptuous surname given to Clodius; in mockery of his surname
Pulchellus, contemptuous surname given to Clodius, in mockery of his surname Pulcher, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 4; 2, 22, 1; cf. Val. Max. 3, 5, 3.
Perseus ID: n39481 Key: pulchellus