improbus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === inprobus === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *əmproβwos. Equivalent to in- +‎ probus. Cognate with Oscan amprufid. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪm.prɔ.bʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈim.pro.bus] === Adjective === improbus (feminine improba, neuter improbum, comparative improbior, superlative improbissimus, adverb improbē); first/second-declension adjective excessive, immoderate, flagrant, impudent greedy, wanton, ravenous wicked, bad, villainous, immoral, impious, malicious, cruel, unprincipled, shameless indomitable ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Usage ==== Given so many nuanced meanings of the word in context, varied understandings and translations of classical Latin may be possible, e.g.: ==== Derived terms ==== improbulus ==== Descendants ==== French: improbe Portuguese: ímprobo Spanish: ímprobo Italian: improbo === References === “improbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “improbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "improbus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “improbus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.