I. Forwards (ante-class.): “non prorsus, verum transvorsus cedit, quasi cancer solet,” Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 45.—
II. Straight on, right onwards, directly (ante- and post-class.), Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: “tunc Arionem prorsus ex eo loco Corinthum petivisse,” Gell. 16, 19, 17.—
B. Trop.
1. Straightway, by all means, certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely (class.): “prorsus perii,” Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 27: “vide ne ille huc prorsus se inruat,” Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 11; 3, 2, 26: “prorsus tacere nequeo,” id. Hec. 4, 4, 51: ita prorsus existimo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 14: “nullo modo potest fleri prosus,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 2: “nullo modo prorsus assentior,” Cic. N. D. 3, 8, 21; id. Att. 13, 45, 1: “verbum prorsus nullum intellego,” not a single word, id. de Or. 2, 14, 61: “venies exspectatus non solum nobis, sed prorsus omnibus,” id. Fam. 4, 10, 1: “affatim prorsus,” id. Att. 16, 1, 5: “prorsus vehementer et severe,” id. ib. 16, 15, 2: “hoc mihi prorsus valde placet,” id. Fam. 6, 20, 2; Plin. 14, 5, 7, § 58.—Ironically: “grati prorsus conjugibus revertemur,” Curt. 5, 5, 13.—
2. Exactly, just, precisely: “set ea prorsus opportuna Catilinae,” Sall. C. 16, 5; Varr. L. L. 6, § 16 dub.; “v. Müll. ad h. l.: prorsus quasi,” precisely as if, Just. 1, 7, 16.—
3. After an enumeration of particulars, in short, in fine, in a word: igitur colos exsanguis, foedi oculi: citus modo, modo tardus incessus; “prorsus in facie vultuque vecordia inerat,” Sall. C. 15, 5; 25, 5; id. J. 23, 1; 30, 3 al.
