- tenellus
- tĕnellus, a, um, adj. dim. [tener], somewhat tender or delicate (very rare):
bella et tenella Casina,
Plaut. Cas. 1, 20: vates, Domit. Mart. poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 16:ungulae pullorum equinorum,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 11:vultus,
Stat. S. 5, 5, 86:tenellum enim cito facit putre (aqua),
Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.