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lĕpĭdē, adv., v. 1. lepidus fin.

1. lĕpĭdus, a, um, adj. [lepos], pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; in Cic. very rare).

  1. I. In gen.: fui ego bellus, lepidus, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3: nugator, id. Curc. 4, 1, 1: virgo, id. ib. 1, 3, 11: mortalis, id. Truc. 5, 1, 57: o lepidum patrem! Ter. And. 5, 4, 45: ego usa sum benigno et lepido et comi, id. Hec. 5, 3, 39: lepida es, id. ib. 5, 1, 26: forma lepida et liberalis, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 41: mores, id. Most. 2, 3, 12: fama, id. Trin. 2, 2, 98: facinus lepidum et festivum, id. Poen. 1, 2, 95: dies, id. Aul. 4, 8, 4: itan’ lepidum tibi visum est, scelus nos irridere? Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 17.
    Comp.: nos invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 65.
    Sup.: pater lepidissime, Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 13: o capitulum lepidissimum, id. Eun. 3, 3, 25.
    1. B. In a bad sense, nice, effeminate: hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati, Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23.
  2. II. In partic., of speech, smart, witty, facetious: lepida et concinna, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto, Hor. A. P. 273: versus, Cat. 6, 17.
    Hence, adv.: lĕpĭdē, pleasantly, agreeably, charmingly, finely, prettily.
      1. 1. In gen.: lepide ornata, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 84: stratus lectus, id. ib. 3, 3, 84: hoc effectum lepide tibi tradam, id. Curc. 3, 15: lepide ludificatus, id. Cas. 3, 2, 27: intellexisti, id. Truc. 3, 2, 13: lepide prospereque evenire, id. Ps. 2, 1, 1: ubi lepide voles esse tibi, mea rosa, mihi dicito, when you want to enjoy yourself, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 50.
      2. 2. In partic.
          1. (α) As an affirmative response, yes, very well: lepide licet, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 1.
          2. (β) As a term of applause, splendidly, excellently: euge, euge, lepide, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 85: facete, laute, lepide: nihil supra, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 37.
            Comp.: nimis lepide fabulare: eo potuerit lepidius pol fieri, Plaut. Mil. 3, 5, 52.
            Sup.: lepidissime et comissime, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66.
          3. (γ) Of speech, smartly, wittily, humorously: in quo lepide in soceri mei persona lusit is, qui elegantissime id facere potuit, Lucilius: Quam lepide lexeis compostae, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; cf. id. Or. 44, 149: in libris multa posuit lepide atque argute reperta, Gell. 13, 10, 3.