stupidly

stupidly.

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in-făcētus ( infĭc-), a, um, adj., coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly, not witty, stupid (class.).

Of persons:

inficetus (homo),

Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4:

Canius nec infacetus, et satis litteratus,

Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58:

saeclum (with insipiens),

Cat. 43, 8.—

Of things:

non inficetum mendacium,

Cic. Cael. 29, 69:

dictum,

Suet. Gramm. 23; Mart. 5, 78, 30.— Adv.: infăcētē ( infĭc-), coarsely, rudely, unwittily, stupidly (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

quem haud infacete Pompeius Xerxem togatum vocare assueverat,

Vell. 2, 33 fin.; Suet. Vesp. 20.— Sup.:

pictus inficetissime Gallus,

Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.

in-făcētus ( infĭc-), a, um, adj., coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly, not witty, stupid (class.).

Of persons:

inficetus (homo),

Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4:

Canius nec infacetus, et satis litteratus,

Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58:

saeclum (with insipiens),

Cat. 43, 8.—

Of things:

non inficetum mendacium,

Cic. Cael. 29, 69:

dictum,

Suet. Gramm. 23; Mart. 5, 78, 30.— Adv.: infăcētē ( infĭc-), coarsely, rudely, unwittily, stupidly (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

quem haud infacete Pompeius Xerxem togatum vocare assueverat,

Vell. 2, 33 fin.; Suet. Vesp. 20.— Sup.:

pictus inficetissime Gallus,

Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.

in-scĭens, entis, adj., unknowing.

Without knowledge, unaware:

si peccavi, insciens feci,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 19:

nihil me insciente esse factum,

without my knowing it, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 3:

saepe jam Plus insciens quis fecit quam prudens boni,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 45; cf.

sq.: me apsente atque insciente,

id. Trin. 1, 2, 130:

utrum inscientem vultis contra foedera fecisse, an scientem?

Cic. Balb. 5, 13.— With de and abl.:

de eorum verbis,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 178 al. —

Ignorant, stupid, silly:

abi, sis, insciens,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 9. — Hence, adv.: inscĭenter, unknowingly, ignorantly, stupidly:

facere,

Cic. Top. 8, 32:

tuba inflata,

Liv. 25, 10, 4. — Sup.:

interpretari,

Hyg. Astr. 2, 12.

in-scĭens, entis, adj., unknowing.

Without knowledge, unaware:

si peccavi, insciens feci,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 19:

nihil me insciente esse factum,

without my knowing it, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 3:

saepe jam Plus insciens quis fecit quam prudens boni,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 45; cf.

sq.: me apsente atque insciente,

id. Trin. 1, 2, 130:

utrum inscientem vultis contra foedera fecisse, an scientem?

Cic. Balb. 5, 13.— With de and abl.:

de eorum verbis,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 178 al. —

Ignorant, stupid, silly:

abi, sis, insciens,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 9. — Hence, adv.: inscĭenter, unknowingly, ignorantly, stupidly:

facere,

Cic. Top. 8, 32:

tuba inflata,

Liv. 25, 10, 4. — Sup.:

interpretari,

Hyg. Astr. 2, 12.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

stŏlĭdus, a, um, adj. [root star-; Gr. stereos, firm; cf. stultus; v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 155 sq.].

Unmovable; and hence, slow, coarse, uncultivated, rude (class.; cf.: fatuus, insipiens, stupidus, stultus, insulsus).—

Lit.: stolidum genus Aeacidarum Bellipotentes sunt magi' quam sapientipotentes, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 187 Vahl.):

nam vi depugnare sues stolidi soliti sunt,

id. ib. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 109 id.).—

Dull, senseless, slow of mind, obtuse, stupid, stolid:

mī stolido,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 123:

stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

quid, stolide, clamas?

id. Aul. 3, 2, 1; id. Ep. 3, 3, 40; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 19:

vix tandem sensi stolidus,

Ter. And. 3, 1, 12: indocti stolidique, * Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 184: Lentulus perincertum stolidior an vanior, Sall. ap. Gell. 18, 4, 4 (H. 4, 35 Dietsch):

dux ipse inter stolidissimos,

Liv. 22, 28, 9:

o vatum stolidissime, falleris,

Ov. M. 13, 774.—Of the Stoics, Lucr. 1, 641; 1, 1068.—

Transf., of things:

nihil est stultius neque stolidius,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 162; cf.:

nullum est hoc stolidius saxum,

id. Mil. 4, 2, 33:

aures (Midae),

Ov. M. 11, 175; cf.

barba (Jovis),

Pers. 2, 28:

vires,

Liv. 28, 21, 10: hujus generis causarum alia sunt quieta, nihil agentia, stolida quodammodo, i. e, inert, inoperative, * Cic. Top. 15, 59:

stolida impudensque postulatio,

Liv. 21, 20:

fiducia,

id. 34, 46, 8:

superbia,

id. 45, 3:

audacia,

Tac. H. 4, 15:

procacitas,

Mart. 1, 42, 19.—Hence, adv.: stŏlĭdē, stupidly, stolidly.

Lit.:

id non promissum magis stolide quam stolide creditum,

Liv. 25, 19; 7, 5:

laetus,

id. 7, 10; 27, 17; cf. Tac. A. 1, 3; Just. 2, 3:

stolide castra subgressus,

Sall. H. 4, 67 Dietsch.— Comp., Amm. 19, 5, 2.—

Transf., of things:

stolide tument pulmonea (mala),

Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 52.