medius

[ mee-dee-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural me·di·i [mee, -dee-ahy].

Origin of medius¹

1555–65; < Latin: middle (adj.); mid ¹

Huic cœli lilia germinant;Arrisus sponsi permanent;Ac nomen in fidelibusQuam filiorum medius.

The medius terminus is often the wisest course in acute controversies.

Herse might scold; but her sharpest words were truer and better than the smooth flattery of Medius.

Medius had stood by and had said nothing, but he looked on the pretty little boy with much favor.

Her eyes were everywhere, and she made Medius or his daughter name everybody and explain everything.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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