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  • 1 strēnuus

        strēnuus adj. with sup.    [1 STAR-], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous: homo, T.: Strenuus et fortis, H.: gens linguā magis strenua quam factis, L.: manu, Ta.: bello, N.: militiae, Ta.: in perfidiā, Ta.: strenuissimus quisque occiderat, S.—Of things, quick, lively, busy, sudden: navis, O.: inertia, busy idleness, H.: remedium, quick, Cu.
    * * *
    strenua, strenuum ADJ
    active, vigorous, strenuous

    Latin-English dictionary > strēnuus

  • 2 inquietus

    in-quĭētus, a, um, adj., restless, unquiet (not in Cic. or Cæs.;

    freq. in Liv.): animus,

    Liv. 1, 46, 2:

    ingenia,

    id. 22, 21, 2:

    lux deinde noctem inquieta insecuta est,

    id. 5, 52, 6:

    praecordia,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 95:

    inquieta urbs auctionibus,

    Tac. H. 1, 20:

    vita oratorum,

    id. Or. 13 init.:

    tempora,

    id. ib. 37:

    Marius,

    Vell. 2, 11, 2:

    noctes,

    Val. Max. 8, 14, ext. 1:

    littora saeviente fluctu inquieta,

    Sen. Suas. 1, 2:

    infantes,

    Plin. 28, 19, 78, § 259:

    Adria,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 5: inertia. [p. 961] busy idleness, Sen. Tranq. 12, 2; Just. 41, 3, 8.— Comp.:

    inquietiores,

    Amm. 22, 5.— Sup.:

    inter affectus inquietissimos rem quietissimam fidem quaeris,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 5.— Adv.: inquĭētē, restlessly, unquietly, without intermission:

    jugis flagrantibus,

    Sol. 30. — Comp.:

    inquietius agens,

    Amm. 15, 5, 4 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inquietus

  • 3 strenuus

    strēnuus, a, um, adj. [root in Gr. stereos, firm, hard; cf. sterilis, and Germ. starren], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous.
    I.
    Of persons (freq. and class.; syn.: fortis, alacer, agilis): mercator strenuus, Cato, R. R. praef. § 3; cf.: vilicus strenuior, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 601 P. (Sat. 16, 5):

    strenui nimio plus prosunt populi quam arguti et cati,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 12:

    homo,

    Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 12:

    multi alii ex Trojā strenui viri,

    Naev. 1, 17:

    strenuior (opp. deterior),

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 10: viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi, Cato, R. R. praef. § 4; cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 78:

    strenuus et fortis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 46; Liv. 21, 4, 4:

    imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,

    Quint. 12, 3, 5:

    strenui ignavique in victoriā idem audent,

    Tac. H. 2, 14 fin.; so (opp. ignavus) id. ib. 4, 69; (opp. iners) id. ib. 1, 46; Sall. C. 61, 7; 51, 16: noli me tam strenuum putare, ut ad Nonas recurram, Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2:

    Graeci, gens linguā magis strenua quam factis,

    Liv. 8, 22, 8; Tac. H. 3, 57:

    quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 et saep.—With gen.:

    strenuus militiae,

    Tac. H. 3, 42.—
    B.
    Restless, turbulent (post-Aug.):

    multi in utroque exercitu, sicut modesti quietique, ita mali et strenui,

    Tac. H. 1, 52:

    strenuus in perfidiā,

    id. ib. 3, 57.—
    II.
    Transf., of things (not in class. prose): operam reipublicae fortem atque strenuam perhibere, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf. Plaut. ib. 7, 7, 3:

    adulescens strenuā facie,

    id. Rud. 2, 2, 8:

    manus (chirurgi),

    nimble, quick, dexterous, Cels. 7 praef. med.:

    corpus,

    Gell. 3, 1, 12:

    navis,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 34:

    strenua nos exercet inertia,

    busy idleness, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 28:

    transiliebant in vehicula strenuo saltu,

    Curt. 9, 3, 15:

    toxica,

    quick, speedy, Col. 10, 18:

    remedium,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2:

    causa tam strenuae mortis,

    id. 9, 8, 20.—Hence, adv.: strē-nuē, briskly, quickly, promptly, actively, strenuously:

    strenue quod volumus ostendere factum, celeriuscule dicemus, at aliud otiose, retardabimus,

    Auct. Her. 3, 14, 24:

    aliquid facere,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 48: converrite scopis, agite strenue, id. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 195 P.:

    abi prae strenue ac aperi fores,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 13:

    arma capere,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30:

    aedificare domum,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2:

    praesto fuit sane strenue,

    id. Fam. 14, 5, 1.—Without a verb: Da. Jam hercle ego illum nominabo. Tr. Euge strenue, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 59; id. Ps. 1, 5, 94.— Sup.:

    per hos strenuissime omnia bella confecta,

    Veg. Mil. 1, 17.— Comp. seems not to occur.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > strenuus

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