| A | B |
|---|
| comparative adjective used to indicate degree rather than comparison means | rather, too, more than average |
| superlative adj to indicate degree rather than comparison menas | very |
| adjectives with stems ending in a vowel are usually compared using adverbs | magis, maxime |
| alienus a um | foreign |
| angustus a um | narrow |
| beatus a um | blessed |
| dubius a um | doubtful |
| durus a um | hard |
| pius a um | dutiful |
| verus a um | true |
| citus a um | rapid |
| clarus a um | clear bright |
| rusticus a um | rustic |
| crudelis e | cruel |
| humilis e | humble |
| tristis e | sad |
| agrestis e | boorish |
| communis e | common |
| lenis e | mild |
| mollis e | soft |
| sublimis e | sublime |
| inanis e | vain |
| civilis e | civil |
| quam | than, as possible |
| cunctus a um | all |
| superbus a um | proud |
| tardus a um | late |
| caecus a um | blind |
| aequus a um | equal to, even |
| mirus a um | wondrous |
| dignus a um | worthy |
| avidus a um | avid |
| arduus a um | steep |
| periculosus a um | dangerous |
| bonus melior optimus | good better best |
| malus pejor pessimus | bad worse worst |
| magnus major maximus | great greater greatest |
| parvus mino minimus | small smaller smallest |
| multus plus plurimum | much more most |
| multi plures plurimi | many more most |
| senex senior maximus natu | old older oldest |
| juvenis junior min imjus natu | young younger youngest |
| dubius magis dubius maxime dubius | doubtful more doubtful most doubtful |
| idoneus magis idoneus maxime idoneus | suitable more suitable most suitable |
| e pluribus unum | one out of many |
| in adj and adv there are 3--- | degrees of comparison |
| 3 degrees of adj and adv | positive, comparative, superlative |
| descriptive degree | positive |
| degree implying a comparison of 2 | comparative |
| degree implying a comparison among more than 2 | superlative |
| Eng commonly uses---for comparative and----for superl | er, est |
| compare "great" | great greater greatest |
| Eng words with 3 syllables form comparative with ---and superlative with | more, most |
| Latin comparative formed by adding ----to stem | ior, ius |
| Latin comparative declined like regular--------noun | 3rd decl |
| superlative adj is formed by adding---to stem | issimus, rimus, or limus |
| superlative adj declined like------------- | bonus a um |
| 2 nouns or pronouns compared using quam must be | in the same case |
| Annuit coeptis | He has favored our undertakings |
| superbus a um | proud |
| tardus a um | late |
