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1 infirma
I.Lit.:II.viribus infirmis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:valetudo,
id. Brut. 48, 180:classis inops et infirma,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:valetudo infirmissima,
id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:sum admodum infirmus,
Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:pecus,
i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:lumen solis,
weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:infirmior est panis ex polline,
less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:infirmissimus cibarius panis,
id. ib.:saporis vinum,
Col. 3, 7:infirmissimae arbores,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:nervi,
weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:civitas exigua et infirma,
Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:infirmi ad resistendum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:infirmior ad haec omnia,
Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,
Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:lineae,
Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:A.tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,
Caes. B. C. 1, 32:quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,
Juv. 13, 190:sum paulo infirmior,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,
Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:homines infirmissimi,
very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,
Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,
id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:cautiones,
id. Fam. 7, 18:infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,
Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.Form infirmē.1.Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:2. B.infirme animatus,
Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:jejune et infirme,
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.— -
2 infirmus
I.Lit.:II.viribus infirmis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:valetudo,
id. Brut. 48, 180:classis inops et infirma,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:valetudo infirmissima,
id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:sum admodum infirmus,
Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:pecus,
i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:lumen solis,
weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:infirmior est panis ex polline,
less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:infirmissimus cibarius panis,
id. ib.:saporis vinum,
Col. 3, 7:infirmissimae arbores,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:nervi,
weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:civitas exigua et infirma,
Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:infirmi ad resistendum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:infirmior ad haec omnia,
Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,
Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:lineae,
Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:A.tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,
Caes. B. C. 1, 32:quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,
Juv. 13, 190:sum paulo infirmior,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,
Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:homines infirmissimi,
very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,
Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,
id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:cautiones,
id. Fam. 7, 18:infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,
Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.Form infirmē.1.Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:2. B.infirme animatus,
Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:jejune et infirme,
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.— -
3 dēbilis
dēbilis e, adj. with comp. [de + habilis], lame, disabled, crippled, infirm, debilitated, feeble, frail, weak: senex: membris omnibus: Ille umero, Iu.: equi, L.: Membra metu, T.: ferrum, V.—Fig., disabled, weak, helpless, feeble: parte animi: duo corpora esse rei p., unum debile: praetura: ingenio debilior, Ta.* * *debile, debilior -or -us, debilissimus -a -um ADJweak/feeble/frail; crippled/disabled; wanting/deprived (competence); ineffective -
4 īn-fīrmus
īn-fīrmus adj. with comp. and sup, not strong, weak, feeble, infirm: vires: corpus annis, S.: classis: oves, H.: ex gravi morbo, ill: infirmi ad resistendum, Cs.—Fig., weak, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded: animus, Cs.: sum paulo infirmior, H.: quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores, Cs.—Of no weight, weak, trivial, inconclusive, invalid: nuptiae, T.: ad probandum res: cautiones: infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi, L.: de causis condemnatus infirmissimis. -
5 mollis
mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup. [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.* * *mollis, molle ADJsoft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate -
6 languidus
languĭdus, a, um, adj. [langueo], faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid (class.; cf.: lassus, fessus, fatigatus, defessus).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.homines vino languidi,
Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 10; cf.:vino vigiliisque languidus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 31:pecus,
id. Fin. 2, 13, 39:boves Collo trahentes languido,
Hor. Epod. 2, 64.— Transf., of things:(oculi) languidi et torpentes,
dull, Quint. 11, 3, 76; cf.:vultus non languidus,
id. 11, 3, 159:flumen,
sluggish, Hor. C. 2, 14, 17; so,aqua,
Liv. 1, 4:ventus,
gentle, mild; Ov. P. 2, 1, 2; cf.carbasa,
hanging loose, not swelled out, Luc. 5, 421:color,
pale, Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 43:ignis,
id. 34, 8, 17, § 79:ictus venarum,
id. 11, 37, 88, § 219:arbor piri,
Pall. Febr. 25, 4; id. Novem. 7, 14.— Comp.:languidioribus nostris vallum scindere (hostes),
Caes. B. G. 3, 5:folia languidiora,
Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50:vina,
i. e. more mellow, Hor. C. 3, 21, 8.—In partic., faint, weak, languid from sickness, languishing, ill ( poet. and in postAug. prose): lumina, Laurea Tullius poët. ap. Plin. 31, 2, 3, § 8:II.languidior noster si quando est Paulus,
Mart. 9, 86:uxor,
Juv. 1, 122.— Subst.: languĭdus, i, m., the sick man, invalid, Vulg. Johan. 5, 7; id. Matt. 14, 14 al.—Trop., faint, feeble, powerless, inactive, listless, of persons and things:senectus languida atque iners,
Cic. de Sen. 8, 26:philosophus mollis, languidus, enervatus,
id. de Or. 1, 52, 226:si qui antea aut alieniores fuerant aut languidiores,
more sluggish, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16; cf.:nos etiam languidiores postea facti sumus,
id. Phil. 8, 7, 21:illi beati, quos nullae futtiles laetitiae exultantes languidis liquefaciunt voluptatibus,
id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; Caes. B. G. 3, 5:esse remisso ac languido animo,
id. B. C. 1, 21:languidiore credo studio in causa fuistis,
Cic. Lig. 9, 28:oratio languidior,
Quint. 4, 1, 67:auctoritas patrum,
weak, Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121:Romani... fessi lassique erant: tamen instructi intentique obviam procedebant. Nam dolus Numidarum nihil languidi neque remissi patiebatur,
Sall. J. 53, 6:oculos ubi languida pressit quies,
producing languor, Verg. A. 12, 908.— Sup. seems not to occur. —Hence, adv.: languĭdē, in a languid manner, faintly, feebly, slowly, languidly (class.):procedere,
Col. 11, 1, 17:nutare,
Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 53:agere,
Petr. 98:palmae languide dulces,
slightly, Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 34. — Comp.:languidius in opere versari,
Caes. B. G. 7, 27:dictum languidius,
more faintheartedly, spiritlessly, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 25.— Sup. seems not to occur. -
7 tenue
tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.I.tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,
id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).Lit.1.Of texture, fine, thin:2.subtemen,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:vestes,
Tib. 2, 3, 53:vestes,
Ov. A. A. 3, 707:amictus,
id. M. 4, 104:togae,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:toga filo tenuissima,
Ov. A. A. 3, 445:tunicae,
id. F. 2, 319:natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:pellis,
Ov. A. A. 3, 77:arietes tenuioris velleris,
Col. 7, 2, 5.—Of substance, thin, rare, fine:3.tenue caelum (opp. crassum),
Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,tenue purumque caelum,
id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:aethereus locus tenuissimus est,
id. ib. 2, 15, 42:capilli,
Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:comae,
Tib. 1, 9, 68:rima,
Ov. M. 4, 65:vinum,
thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:aqua,
clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.sanguis (opp. crassus),
Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:agmen (militum),
Liv. 25, 23, 16:acies,
Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.pluviae,
Verg. G. 1, 92.—Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:4.penna,
Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:cauda (piscis),
Ov. M. 4, 726:acus,
id. Am. 3, 7, 30:tabellae,
Mart. 14, 3, 1:nitedula,
thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:canes macie tenues,
Nemes. Cyn. 137:Gellius,
Cat. 89, 1:Thais,
Mart. 11, 101, 1:umbra (defuncti),
Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:animae (defunctorum),
Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —B.Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:II.oppidum tenue sane,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,
Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:murus,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:amnis,
Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:aqua,
shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:rivulus,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:sulcus,
Verg. G. 1, 68:foramen,
Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:intervallum,
id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,
Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:tenuem victum antefert copioso,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,victus,
id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:mensa,
id. C. 2, 16, 14:cibus,
Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:tenuissimum patrimonium,
Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:opes,
Cic. Quint. 1, 2:res (familiaris),
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.census,
id. ib. 1, 7, 56:honores,
Nep. Milt. 6, 2:praeda,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:tenuissimum lumen,
Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:pumex,
i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:tenuis (opp. locuples),
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,
id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,
id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:tenuis et obaeratus,
Suet. Caes. 46:Regulus,
Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:tenuis opum,
Sil. 6, 19.—Trop.A.Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:B.elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,
Sen. Ep. 94, 35:(oratores) tenues, acuti,
Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,orator,
id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:aures,
Lucr. 4, 913:cura,
Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:Athenae,
elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:textum dicendi,
Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:2.cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,
weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:tenuis atque infirmus animus,
id. B. C. 1, 32:ingenium (opp. forte),
Quint. 10, 2, 19:tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,
id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:tenuissimarum rerum jura,
id. Caecin. 12, 34:artificium perquam tenue et leve,
id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,
Quint. 1, 4, 5:inanis et tenuis spes,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:spes tenuior,
id. Att. 3, 19, 2:suspitio,
id. Caecin. 15, 43:causa tenuis et inops,
id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:curae,
Verg. G. 1, 177:gloria,
id. ib. 4, 6:damnum,
Tac. A. 12, 39:negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,
Quint. 12, 9, 8:nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,
i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:1.tenuiores,
men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,
id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:tenuissimus quisque,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:homines,
id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:commoti animi tenuiorum,
id. ib. 23, 47:si obscuri erunt aut tenues,
id. Part. Or. 34, 117:qui tenuioris ordinis essent,
id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:adulescentes tenui loco orti,
Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.Lit.a.Thinly:b.alutae tenuiter confectae,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—2.Trop.a.Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:b.tenuiter disserere,
Cic. Or. 14, 46:tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,
Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:scribere (with argute),
id. ib. 6, 21, 4:tenuiter et argute multa disserit,
Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—Lightly, slightly, superficially:mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:tenuissime aestimare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35. -
8 tenuis
tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.I.tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,
id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).Lit.1.Of texture, fine, thin:2.subtemen,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:vestes,
Tib. 2, 3, 53:vestes,
Ov. A. A. 3, 707:amictus,
id. M. 4, 104:togae,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:toga filo tenuissima,
Ov. A. A. 3, 445:tunicae,
id. F. 2, 319:natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:pellis,
Ov. A. A. 3, 77:arietes tenuioris velleris,
Col. 7, 2, 5.—Of substance, thin, rare, fine:3.tenue caelum (opp. crassum),
Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,tenue purumque caelum,
id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:aethereus locus tenuissimus est,
id. ib. 2, 15, 42:capilli,
Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:comae,
Tib. 1, 9, 68:rima,
Ov. M. 4, 65:vinum,
thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:aqua,
clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.sanguis (opp. crassus),
Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:agmen (militum),
Liv. 25, 23, 16:acies,
Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.pluviae,
Verg. G. 1, 92.—Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:4.penna,
Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:cauda (piscis),
Ov. M. 4, 726:acus,
id. Am. 3, 7, 30:tabellae,
Mart. 14, 3, 1:nitedula,
thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:canes macie tenues,
Nemes. Cyn. 137:Gellius,
Cat. 89, 1:Thais,
Mart. 11, 101, 1:umbra (defuncti),
Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:animae (defunctorum),
Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —B.Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:II.oppidum tenue sane,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,
Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:murus,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:amnis,
Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:aqua,
shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:rivulus,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:sulcus,
Verg. G. 1, 68:foramen,
Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:intervallum,
id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,
Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:tenuem victum antefert copioso,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,victus,
id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:mensa,
id. C. 2, 16, 14:cibus,
Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:tenuissimum patrimonium,
Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:opes,
Cic. Quint. 1, 2:res (familiaris),
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.census,
id. ib. 1, 7, 56:honores,
Nep. Milt. 6, 2:praeda,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:tenuissimum lumen,
Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:pumex,
i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:tenuis (opp. locuples),
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,
id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,
id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:tenuis et obaeratus,
Suet. Caes. 46:Regulus,
Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:tenuis opum,
Sil. 6, 19.—Trop.A.Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:B.elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,
Sen. Ep. 94, 35:(oratores) tenues, acuti,
Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,orator,
id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:aures,
Lucr. 4, 913:cura,
Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:Athenae,
elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:textum dicendi,
Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:2.cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,
weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:tenuis atque infirmus animus,
id. B. C. 1, 32:ingenium (opp. forte),
Quint. 10, 2, 19:tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,
id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:tenuissimarum rerum jura,
id. Caecin. 12, 34:artificium perquam tenue et leve,
id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,
Quint. 1, 4, 5:inanis et tenuis spes,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:spes tenuior,
id. Att. 3, 19, 2:suspitio,
id. Caecin. 15, 43:causa tenuis et inops,
id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:curae,
Verg. G. 1, 177:gloria,
id. ib. 4, 6:damnum,
Tac. A. 12, 39:negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,
Quint. 12, 9, 8:nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,
i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:1.tenuiores,
men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,
id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:tenuissimus quisque,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:homines,
id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:commoti animi tenuiorum,
id. ib. 23, 47:si obscuri erunt aut tenues,
id. Part. Or. 34, 117:qui tenuioris ordinis essent,
id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:adulescentes tenui loco orti,
Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.Lit.a.Thinly:b.alutae tenuiter confectae,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—2.Trop.a.Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:b.tenuiter disserere,
Cic. Or. 14, 46:tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,
Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:scribere (with argute),
id. ib. 6, 21, 4:tenuiter et argute multa disserit,
Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—Lightly, slightly, superficially:mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:tenuissime aestimare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35. -
9 tenvis
tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.I.tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,
id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).Lit.1.Of texture, fine, thin:2.subtemen,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:vestes,
Tib. 2, 3, 53:vestes,
Ov. A. A. 3, 707:amictus,
id. M. 4, 104:togae,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:toga filo tenuissima,
Ov. A. A. 3, 445:tunicae,
id. F. 2, 319:natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:pellis,
Ov. A. A. 3, 77:arietes tenuioris velleris,
Col. 7, 2, 5.—Of substance, thin, rare, fine:3.tenue caelum (opp. crassum),
Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,tenue purumque caelum,
id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:aethereus locus tenuissimus est,
id. ib. 2, 15, 42:capilli,
Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:comae,
Tib. 1, 9, 68:rima,
Ov. M. 4, 65:vinum,
thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:aqua,
clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.sanguis (opp. crassus),
Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:agmen (militum),
Liv. 25, 23, 16:acies,
Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.pluviae,
Verg. G. 1, 92.—Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:4.penna,
Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:cauda (piscis),
Ov. M. 4, 726:acus,
id. Am. 3, 7, 30:tabellae,
Mart. 14, 3, 1:nitedula,
thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:canes macie tenues,
Nemes. Cyn. 137:Gellius,
Cat. 89, 1:Thais,
Mart. 11, 101, 1:umbra (defuncti),
Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:animae (defunctorum),
Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —B.Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:II.oppidum tenue sane,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,
Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:murus,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:amnis,
Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:aqua,
shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:rivulus,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:sulcus,
Verg. G. 1, 68:foramen,
Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:intervallum,
id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,
Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:tenuem victum antefert copioso,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,victus,
id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:mensa,
id. C. 2, 16, 14:cibus,
Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:tenuissimum patrimonium,
Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:opes,
Cic. Quint. 1, 2:res (familiaris),
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.census,
id. ib. 1, 7, 56:honores,
Nep. Milt. 6, 2:praeda,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:tenuissimum lumen,
Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:pumex,
i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:tenuis (opp. locuples),
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,
id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,
id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:tenuis et obaeratus,
Suet. Caes. 46:Regulus,
Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:tenuis opum,
Sil. 6, 19.—Trop.A.Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:B.elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,
Sen. Ep. 94, 35:(oratores) tenues, acuti,
Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,orator,
id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:aures,
Lucr. 4, 913:cura,
Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:Athenae,
elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:textum dicendi,
Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:2.cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,
weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:tenuis atque infirmus animus,
id. B. C. 1, 32:ingenium (opp. forte),
Quint. 10, 2, 19:tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,
id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:tenuissimarum rerum jura,
id. Caecin. 12, 34:artificium perquam tenue et leve,
id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,
Quint. 1, 4, 5:inanis et tenuis spes,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:spes tenuior,
id. Att. 3, 19, 2:suspitio,
id. Caecin. 15, 43:causa tenuis et inops,
id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:curae,
Verg. G. 1, 177:gloria,
id. ib. 4, 6:damnum,
Tac. A. 12, 39:negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,
Quint. 12, 9, 8:nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,
i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:1.tenuiores,
men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,
id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:tenuissimus quisque,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:homines,
id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:commoti animi tenuiorum,
id. ib. 23, 47:si obscuri erunt aut tenues,
id. Part. Or. 34, 117:qui tenuioris ordinis essent,
id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:adulescentes tenui loco orti,
Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.Lit.a.Thinly:b.alutae tenuiter confectae,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—2.Trop.a.Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:b.tenuiter disserere,
Cic. Or. 14, 46:tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,
Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:scribere (with argute),
id. ib. 6, 21, 4:tenuiter et argute multa disserit,
Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—Lightly, slightly, superficially:mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:tenuissime aestimare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35. -
10 ēlumbis
ēlumbis e, adj. [ex + lumbus; prop., weak in the loins]; of an orator, without energy, Ta.* * *elumbis, elumbe ADJweak, feeble -
11 ēnervis
ēnervis e, adj. [ex + nervus], nerveless, weak: orator, Ta.* * *enervis, enerve ADJpowerless, weak; nerveless, feeble, languid; limp/slack/not taut (objects) -
12 fatīscō
fatīscō —, —, ere [* fatis; 2 FA-], to open in chinks, fall apart, tumble to pieces: (naves) rimis fatiscunt, V.: Area ne pulvere victa fatiscat, V.: ianua, opens, Tb.—Fig., to grow weak, become exhausted, droop, faint: donec fatisceret seditio, Ta.: copiā (scriptores), Ta.* * *fatiscere, -, - Vgape, crack; crack open, part asunder; grow weak or exhausted, droop -
13 fessus
fessus adj. [2 FA-], wearied, tired, fatigued, exhausted, worn out, weak, feeble, infirm: opere castrorum, S.: fessum inediā recreare: militiā cohortes, H.: caede, V.: annis, O.: vomere tauri, H.: Rubos fessi pervenimus, H.: fessi rerum, V.: ab undis, V.— Exhausted, worn out, enfeebled, feeble: volnere corpus, L.: Corporis artūs, sick, H.: vox loquendo, O.: naves, V.: res, misfortunes, V.* * *fessa, fessum ADJtired, wearied, fatigued, exhausted; worn out, weak, feeble, infirm, sick -
14 iners
iners ertis, adj. with comp. and sup. [2 in+ars], without skill, unskilful, incompetent: artes, quibus qui carebant, inertes nominabantur: scriptor, H.: superando inertīs, O.: homo non inertissimus.— Helpless, weak, inactive, indolent, sluggish, worthless: gerro, iners, etc., T.: exercitus, S.: senectus: homo inertior: Corpora, non-combatants, V.: inertissimum otium: inertissima segnitia: genus interrogationis, idle: umor, stagnant, V.: pondus, dead, O.: passus, sluggish, O.: glebae, without cultivation, V.: terra, motionless, H.: horae, leisure, H.: palmae, unarmed, V.: oculi, expressionless, V.: versūs, dull, H.: querellae, L.: neque quicquam inertius habetur, effeminate, Cs.: caro, insipid, H.: frigus, benumbing, O.* * *inertis (gen.), inertior -or -us, inertissimus -a -um ADJhelpless, weak, inactive, inert, sluggish, stagnant; unskillful, incompetent -
15 inops
inops opis, adj. [2 in+ops], without resources, helpless, weak: inopes relicti a duce: nihil iuris humani relinquitur inopi, L.: solare inopem, V.: ab amicis: laudis conscendere carmen, unskilled, Pr.—Without possessions, poor, destitute, needy, indigent: coloni, H.: aerarium, empty: cupido, unsated, H.: domus cuiusvis inopis, N.: turba, V.: humanitatis, without: amicorum, destitute of: mentis, O.: consili, L.: paterni laris, stripped, H.— Fig., mean, wretched, contemptible, pitiful: inopis animi esse, H.: nostras inopes noluit esse vias, O.—Of speech, poor, meagre: non erat abundans, non inops: lingua: versūs rerum, H.: verbis.* * *(gen.), inopis ADJweak, poor, needy, helpless; lacking, destitute (of), meager -
16 in-validus
in-validus adj., not strong, infirm, impotent, weak, feeble: ad munera corporis senectā, L.: volnere, Ta.: senes, V.: quidquid tecum invalidum, V.: corpus, O.—Weak, inadequate, unsuitable: stationes pro castris, L.: ignes, low, Ta. -
17 languēscō
languēscō guī, —, ere, inch. [langueo], to become faint, grow weak, sink, be enfeebled: corpore languescit: luna languescit, is obscured, Ta.: cum flos Languescit moriens, droops, V.: Bacchus in amphorā Languescit, mellows, H.: Nec mea languescent corpora, languish, O.—Fig., to grow languid, become listless, sink, decline, decrease: consensus populi, si nos languescimus, debilitetur necesse est: crescunt ignisque dolorque, Languescunt iterum, O.* * *languescere, langui, - Vbecome faint or languid or weak, wilt -
18 languidus
languidus adj. with comp. [LAG-], faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid: vino languidi: labore et aestu, S.: uxor, languishing, Iu.: boves Collo trahentes languido, H.: flumen, sluggish, H.: aqua, L.: aura Noti, gentle, O.: hostes languidioribus nostris vallum scindere, while our troops grew weaker, Cs.: vina, i. e. more mellow, H.— Weakening: voluptates.—Fig., faint, feeble, powerless, inactive, listless, sluggish: senectus: languidiores facti sumus: animus, Cs.: languidiore studio in causā esse: nihil languidi neque remissi pati, S.: quies, V.* * *languida -um, languidior -or -us, languidissimus -a -um ADJfaint, weak; dull, sluggish, languid; spiritless, listless, inactive; powerles -
19 marcēscō
marcēscō —, —, ere, inch. [marceo], to become weak, grow feeble, pine away, waste, languish: vino, O.: desidiā, L.: oti situ, L.* * *marcescere, marcui, - V INTRANSwither, shrivel up; fade/pine away; become weak/enfeebled/languid/apathetic -
20 senēscō
senēscō nuī, —, ere, inch. [seneo], to grow old, become aged, grow hoary: aetas senescit: tacitis senescimus annis, O.: Solve senescentem mature equum, H.— To decay, lose strength, grow weak, be enfeebled, waste away, decline: famā et viribus, L.: non esse cum aegro senescendum, L.: dis hominibusque accusandis senescere, pine away, L.: amore habendi, H.— To waste, wane, decline, fall off, be diminished, be impaired: luna (opp. crescens), waning: arbores cum lunā senescentes: continuā messe senescit ager, is worn out, O.: hiemps senescens, closing: omnia orta occidunt et aucta sanescunt, S.: alcuius vis, L.: consilia, L.: amor, O.* * *senescere, senui, - Vgrow old; grow weak, be in a decline; become exhausted
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