levandus

Future passive participle of levō.

levandus (feminine levanda, neuter levandum); first/second-declension participle

1. which is to be raised
2. which is to be lightened
3. which is to be relieved, eased, comforted
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.237–238:

     [...] verbīs sōlābar amīcīs:
     ‘nōn’ inquit ‘verbīs cūra levanda mea est.’

     I was consoling her with friendly words.
     “Not by words,” she said, “is my care to be relieved.”
     (The poetic voice is that of Juno (mythology).)

4. which is to be mitigated, alleviated

First/second-declension adjective.

Future passive participle of lēvō.

lēvandus (feminine lēvanda, neuter lēvandum); first/second-declension participle

1. which is to be smoothed, polished

First/second-declension adjective.