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crūdēlis, e, adj. [cf. Gr. kruos; Lat. crudus, cruor, caro], morally rude or unfeeling, with exclusive reference to conduct towards persons or things, hard, unmerciful, hard-hearted, cruel, severe, fierce (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).

Of living subjects.

With in and abl.: crudeles gaudent in tristi funere fratris, Lucr. 3, 72; cf.:

crudelis in calamitate hominis consularis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 48, 198:

cui nimis videtur senatus in conservandā patriā fuisse crudelis,

id. Pis. 8, 17.—

With in and acc.:

cum in eos, quos numquam viderat, tam crudelis fuisset,

Cic. Phil. 5, 8, 22:

in liberos atque in sanguinem suum,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 34:

in quos Sulla crudelis hoc socio fuisset,

id. Att. 9, 14, 2:

in patriam,

id. Cat. 4, 6, 13; Liv. 2, 56, 7.—

Absol.:

crudelem Castorem, ne dicam sceleratum et impium!

Cic. Deiot. 1, 2:

crudelis atque importuna mulier,

id. Clu. 63, 177:

malus atque crudelis,

Sall. C. 16, 3:

o crudelis adhuc, etc.,

Hor. C. 4, 10, 1:

Neptunus tanto amori,

Prop. 2 (3), 26, 45 et saep.— Comp.:

ecquid acerbius? ecquid crudelius?

Cic. Att. 9, 14, 2:

magis timeo ne in eum exsistam crudelior,

id. ib. 10, 11, 3:

heu, Fortuna, quis est crudelior in nos Te deus?

Hor. S. 2, 8, 61.— Sup.:

parricidae,

Sall. C. 52, 31.—

Of inanimate subjects:

crudele et exitiosum bellum,

Cic. Att. 9, 6, 7:

o rem cum auditu crudelem tum visu nefariam,

id. Planc. 41, 99:

poena in cives crudelis,

id. Phil. 11, 1, 1:

in tam crudelem necessitatem incidere,

id. Tusc. 3, 25, 60:

facinora (with foeda),

Sall. C. 11, 4:

crudele intolerandumque imperium (opp. justissimum atque optimum),

id. ib. 10, 6:

sententia,

id. ib. 51, 17:

consilia,

Cat. 64, 175; cf. id. 64, 136:

pestes,

id. 69, 9; cf. id. 64, 76:

venenum vitae nostrae,

id. 77, 5:

ferrum,

Prop. 2 (3), 15, 43:

verber,

Ov. F. 2, 695:

poena,

id. M. 2, 612; Verg. A. 6, 585:

egestas,

Val. Fl. 4, 459 et saep.:

quid faciat? crudele, suos addicere amores,

Ov. M. 1, 617.— Comp.:

ignis,

Cat. 62, 20:

janua,

Prop. 1, 16, 17:

mens,

Ov. M. 11, 701:

quid crudelius, quam? etc.,

Quint. 11, 1, 85. — Sup.:

nomen tyranni,

Nep. Dion, 1, 4:

manus,

Petr. 105:

caedes,

Suet. Calig. 30.— Hence, advv.

crūdēlĕ (prop. neutr. sing. of adj.), cruelly, etc., Stat. Th. 3, 211; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 340; id. in Eutr. 2, 108. —

crūdēlĭter, cruelly, in a cruel manner (very freq.), Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; Caes. B. G. 7, 38; Nep. Paus. 3, 3; Quint. 1, 5, 9; Suet. Tib. 61 al.— Comp., Liv. 31, 29, 11; Cat. 62, 24; Ov. M. 3, 442.— Sup., Cic. Sull. 27, 75; id. Phil. 1, 14, 34; Caes. B. C. 1, 2 fin.; Nep. Eum. 6, 3 et saep.

crūdēlis, e, adj. [cf. Gr. kruos; Lat. crudus, cruor, caro], morally rude or unfeeling, with exclusive reference to conduct towards persons or things, hard, unmerciful, hard-hearted, cruel, severe, fierce (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).

Of living subjects.

With in and abl.: crudeles gaudent in tristi funere fratris, Lucr. 3, 72; cf.:

crudelis in calamitate hominis consularis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 48, 198:

cui nimis videtur senatus in conservandā patriā fuisse crudelis,

id. Pis. 8, 17.—

With in and acc.:

cum in eos, quos numquam viderat, tam crudelis fuisset,

Cic. Phil. 5, 8, 22:

in liberos atque in sanguinem suum,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 34:

in quos Sulla crudelis hoc socio fuisset,

id. Att. 9, 14, 2:

in patriam,

id. Cat. 4, 6, 13; Liv. 2, 56, 7.—

Absol.:

crudelem Castorem, ne dicam sceleratum et impium!

Cic. Deiot. 1, 2:

crudelis atque importuna mulier,

id. Clu. 63, 177:

malus atque crudelis,

Sall. C. 16, 3:

o crudelis adhuc, etc.,

Hor. C. 4, 10, 1:

Neptunus tanto amori,

Prop. 2 (3), 26, 45 et saep.— Comp.:

ecquid acerbius? ecquid crudelius?

Cic. Att. 9, 14, 2:

magis timeo ne in eum exsistam crudelior,

id. ib. 10, 11, 3:

heu, Fortuna, quis est crudelior in nos Te deus?

Hor. S. 2, 8, 61.— Sup.:

parricidae,

Sall. C. 52, 31.—

Of inanimate subjects:

crudele et exitiosum bellum,

Cic. Att. 9, 6, 7:

o rem cum auditu crudelem tum visu nefariam,

id. Planc. 41, 99:

poena in cives crudelis,

id. Phil. 11, 1, 1:

in tam crudelem necessitatem incidere,

id. Tusc. 3, 25, 60:

facinora (with foeda),

Sall. C. 11, 4:

crudele intolerandumque imperium (opp. justissimum atque optimum),

id. ib. 10, 6:

sententia,

id. ib. 51, 17:

consilia,

Cat. 64, 175; cf. id. 64, 136:

pestes,

id. 69, 9; cf. id. 64, 76:

venenum vitae nostrae,

id. 77, 5:

ferrum,

Prop. 2 (3), 15, 43:

verber,

Ov. F. 2, 695:

poena,

id. M. 2, 612; Verg. A. 6, 585:

egestas,

Val. Fl. 4, 459 et saep.:

quid faciat? crudele, suos addicere amores,

Ov. M. 1, 617.— Comp.:

ignis,

Cat. 62, 20:

janua,

Prop. 1, 16, 17:

mens,

Ov. M. 11, 701:

quid crudelius, quam? etc.,

Quint. 11, 1, 85. — Sup.:

nomen tyranni,

Nep. Dion, 1, 4:

manus,

Petr. 105:

caedes,

Suet. Calig. 30.— Hence, advv.

crūdēlĕ (prop. neutr. sing. of adj.), cruelly, etc., Stat. Th. 3, 211; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 340; id. in Eutr. 2, 108. —

crūdēlĭter, cruelly, in a cruel manner (very freq.), Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; Caes. B. G. 7, 38; Nep. Paus. 3, 3; Quint. 1, 5, 9; Suet. Tib. 61 al.— Comp., Liv. 31, 29, 11; Cat. 62, 24; Ov. M. 3, 442.— Sup., Cic. Sull. 27, 75; id. Phil. 1, 14, 34; Caes. B. C. 1, 2 fin.; Nep. Eum. 6, 3 et saep.

ferrĕus, a, um, adj. [ferrum], made of iron, iron.

Lit.:

Britanni utuntur aut aere aut taleis ferreis... pro nummo,

Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 4:

vomer,

Lucr. 1, 314:

ensis,

id. 5, 1293:

furcae,

Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3; for which absol.:

ferreae,

Cato, R. R. 10, 3:

clavi,

Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 4:

hami,

id. ib. 7, 73 fin.:

manus,

id. B. C. 1, 57, 2; 1, 58, 4; 2, 6, 2:

clathri,

Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 21:

fibula,

Quint. 6, 3, 58:

anulus,

id. 7, 6, 8; cf. Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 9; Suet. Aug. 100:

litterae imagunculae,

id. ib. 7:

Hercules,

an iron statue of Hercules, Plin. 34, 14, 40, § 141.— Poet.: hastati spargunt hastas, fit ferreus imber, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 287 ed. Vahl.);

imitated: imber,

Verg. A. 12, 284; cf.:

seges telorum,

id. ib. 3, 45:

ager,

i. e. glistening with weapons, id. ib. 11, 601.—

Transf., like or pertaining to iron:

color,

iron-color, Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 170:

fabrica,

the art of working iron, id. 7, 56, 57, § 198.—

Trop.

Hard, unfeeling, hard-hearted, cruel:

qui virtutem duram et quasi ferream esse quandam volunt (opp. tenera atque tractabilis),

Cic. Lael. 13, 48; cf.:

quis tam fuit durus et ferreus, quis tam inhumanus, qui? etc.,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121; and:

ferreus essem, si te non amarem,

id. Fam. 15, 21, 4:

ferus et ferreus,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

ferus et vere ferreus,

Tib. 1, 10, 2:

quis tam esset ferreus, qui, etc.,

Cic. Lael. 23, 87:

o te ferreum, qui illius periculis non moveris!

id. Att. 13, 30, 2:

illa (carmina) tamen numquam ferrea dixit Amo,

Prop. 2, 8, 12; Tib. 2, 3, 2; 3, 2, 2:

praecordia,

Ov. H. 12, 183:

bella,

id. ib. 13, 64:

sors vitae (with difficilis),

id. Tr. 5, 3, 28:

os ferreum,

shameless, impudent, Cic. Pis. 26, 63: ferrea tum vero proles exorta repente est, i. e. the iron age, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 63, 159; cf.

saecula,

Tib. 2, 3, 35.—

With the idea of firmness, fixedness predominating, firm, fixed, rigid, unyielding, immovable:

(Cato) in parsimonia, in patientia laboris periculique, ferrei prope corporis animique,

Liv. 39, 40, 11:

vox,

Verg. G. 2, 44; id. A. 6, 626; cf.: scriptor (Atilius), Licin. poët. ap. Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 5:

jura,

Verg. G. 2, 501: olli dura quies oculos et ferreus urget Somnus, ironsleep, i. e. death (a transl. of the Homeric chalkeos hupnos), Verg. A. 10, 745; 12, 309:

decreta Sororum,

Ov. M. 15, 781.