maculosus

măcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], full of spots, spotted, speckled, dappled, mottled, variegated.

I.

Lit.

A.

In gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

maculosae tegmine lyncis,

Verg. A. 1, 323:

color,

Col. 6, 37, 6:

marmor,

Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44:

luna,

id. 2, 9, 6, § 46:

corium,

variegated, striped, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 30.—

B.

In partic., in a bad sense, spotted, blotted, stained, defiled:

vestis Pompeii non multa, eaque maculosa,

Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 73:

maculosae sanguine harenae,

Ov. A. A. 3, 395:

litora suffusas quod habet maculosa lituras,

id. Tr. 3, 1, 15. —

II.

Trop., defiled, polluted, filthy:

senatores,

in bad repute, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3:

maculosas commodat aedes,

Juv. 7, 40:

vir omni dedecore,

Tac. H. 3, 38:

avaritia et libidine foedus ac maculosus,

id. H. 1, 7:

adulescentia,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 11:

nefas,

unnatural, abominable, Hor. C. 4, 5, 22.—

* Comp.:

maculosiora quam nutricis pallium,

Front. de Or. 3 Mai.