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dīgnus adj. with comp. and sup. Source etymology: DEC- , worthy, deserving, meritorious, deserved, suitable, fitting, becoming, proper : quod te dignumst facere, T.: vir maioribus suis dignissimus: adsentatio, quae ne libero quidem digna est: O fons, Dulci digne mero, H.: quod dignum memoriā visum, Cs.: quicquid dignum sapiente bonoque, H.: dicere Cinnā digna, V.: dignum factis suis exitium invenit, S.: digna, quoi committas mulierem, T.: videtur, qui imperet, dignus esse: digna res est ubi tu nervos intendas tuos, worth your utmost exertion , T.: dignos esse, eorum agrum Bolanum esse (i. e. ut eorum esset), L.: unā perire, O.: concedere, Ct.: fuisse coniunx, O.: amari, V.: legi, H.: digna res visa, ut simulacrum pingi iuberet, L.: quidquid putabit dignum esse memoriae, Ph.: Di tibi id quod dignus es duint, T.: amicus, dignus huic ad imitandum: si digna poena pro factis eorum reperitur, S.: Dignum praestabo me pro laude merentis, H.: causa, L.: dignior heres, H.: dignas gratīs persolvere, V.: digna gloria ruris, V.: id, cum ipse per se dignus putaretur, impetravit: ex malā conscientiā digna timere, just retribution , S.: dici ut dignumst, as is proper , T.: quid minus est dignum quam videri, etc.: rem minus aegre quam dignum erat tulisse, L.: serius quam dignum populo R. fuit: ut probae dignum est, O.: cum auctoribus, quibus dignius credi est, L. — With supin. abl. : nihil dignum dictu, L.: digna relatu, O.: agere digna memoratu, Ta.—As subst: nulla contumelia est, quam facit dignus: diligere non dignos: exemplum ab dignis ad indignos transfertur, S.: dignis ait esse paratus, i. e. (to help) the deserving , H.

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An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1890) — Perseus Digital Library
Charlton T. Lewis · Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
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