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posterō diē, annō, etc. the following
day, etc., posterī, descendants, | posterior, later, |
postrēmus, latest, last. postumus, late-born, posthumous. |
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exteri, foreigners, nātiōnēs exterae, foreign nations, | exterior, outer | extrēmus, extimus, outermost. |
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inferī, gods of the lower world, Mare Inferum, Mediterranean Sea, | īnferior, lower, | īnfimus, īmus, lowest. |
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superī, gods above, Mare Superum, Adriatic Sea, | superior, higher, |
suprēmus, last. summus, highest. |
3. Comparative lacking.
| vetus, old, | ——[[17]] | veterrimus. |
| fīdus, faithful, | —— | fīdissimus. |
| novus, new, | ——[[18]] | novissimus,[[19]] last. |
| sacer, sacred, | —— | sacerrimus. |
| falsus, false, | —— | falsissimus. |
Also in some other words less frequently used.
4. Superlative lacking.
| alacer, lively, | alacrior, | —— |
| ingēns, great, | ingentior, | —— |
| salūtāris, wholesome, | salūtārior, | —— |
| juvenis, young, | jūnior, | ——[[20]] |
| senex, old, | senior. | ——[[21]] |
a. The Superlative is lacking also in many adjectives in -ālis, -īlis, -ĭlis, -bilis, and in a few others.
Comparison by Magis and Maximē.
[74]. Many adjectives do not admit terminational comparison, but form the Comparative and Superlative degrees by prefixing magis (more) and maximē (most). Here belong—
1. Many adjectives ending in -ālis, -āris, -idus, -īlis, -icus, imus, īnus, -ōrus.