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  • 1 prōdigus

        prōdigus adj.    [prod-+1 AG-], wasteful, lavish, prodigal (opp. liberalis): femina, Iu.: aeris, H.— As subst: largitor et prodigus, a spendthrift.— Rich, fertile: tellus, O.: locus herbae, H.—Fig., lavish, prodigal, profuse: corruptoris Improbitas, Iu.: arcani Fides, H.: animae Paulus, careless of life, H.
    * * *
    prodiga, prodigum ADJ
    wasteful, lavish, prodigal

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  • 2 prodigus

    prōdĭgus, a, um, adj. [prodigo], wasteful, lavish, prodigal.
    I.
    Lit. (class.;

    syn.: largus, munificus): omnino duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales. Prodigi, qui epulis et viscerationibus et gladiatorum muneribus, ludorum venationumque apparatu, pecunias profundunt in eas res, quarum memoriam aut levem aut nullam omnino sint relicturi,

    Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55:

    femina,

    Juv. 6, 362.—With gen.:

    peculii sui prodigus,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 19:

    aeris,

    Hor. A. P. 164; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 500.— As subst.: prōdĭgus, i, m., a wasteful person, a spendthrift, prodigal:

    largitor et prodigus,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10:

    lege XII. tabularum prodigo interdicitur bonorum suorum administratio,

    Dig. 27, 10, 1 prooem.; Ulp. Reg. 12, 3; Gai. Inst. 1, 53 fin.:

    prodigus ad bonos mores reversus,

    Paul. Sent. 3, 4, a, 12.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Causing great expense, costly, expensive (post-Aug.):

    margaritae, prodiga res,

    Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 15.—
    2.
    Rich, abounding in any thing ( poet.); with gen.:

    locus prodigus herbae,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 42.— Absol.:

    tellus,

    rich, fertile, Ov. M. 15, 81.—
    3.
    Abundant, great, strong (post-Aug.):

    odor,

    Plin. 13, 3, 5, § 25:

    alvus,

    great, stout, Aus. Idyll. 10, 104.—
    II.
    Trop., lavish, prodigal, profuse; with gen.:

    prodigus suae alienaeque et fortunae et pudicitiae,

    Vell. 2, 48, 3:

    arcanique Fides prodiga,

    Hor. C. 1, 18, 16:

    judicii sui,

    Gell. 11, 5, 4:

    animaeque magnae Prodigum Paulum,

    careless of life, Hor. C. 1, 12, 38; cf.:

    prodiga gens animae,

    Sil. 1, 225.—With in and acc.:

    libidines in cibos atque in Venerem prodigae,

    Gell. 19, 2, 3:

    sed finem impensae non servat prodiga Roma,

    Juv. 7, 138:

    prodiga corruptoris Improbitas,

    id. 10, 304: prodigis oculis intueri, with greedy eyes, with voluptuous glances, Auct. Quint. Decl. 292.—Hence, adv.: prōdĭgē, lavishly, extravagantly, prodigally (class.):

    prodige vivere,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13:

    uti aliquā re,

    Sen. Ep. 88, 30.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > prodigus

  • 3 sūmptuōsus

        sūmptuōsus adj. with comp.    [2 sumptus], very expensive, costing much, dear, sumptuous: cenae: hostia, H.: bellum, L.: ludi sumptuosiores. —Of persons, given to expense, lavish, wasteful, extravagant: mulier, T.: homo.— Plur m. as subst, spendthrifts, Cu.
    * * *
    sumptuosa, sumptuosum ADJ
    expensive, costly; sumptuous

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  • 4 damnosus

    damnōsus, a, um, adj. [damnum], full of injury; and hence,
    I.
    Act., that causes injury, injurious, hurtful, destructive, pernicious (very freq. since the Aug. period, not in Cicero or Caesar):

    quid tibi commerci est cum dis damnosissimis?

    Plaut. Bac. 1, 2, 9; cf.

    Venus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 21:

    libido,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 107: canes, the worst cast of the tali (v. canis), Prop. 4, 8, 46; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65 al.:

    et reipublicae et societatibus infidus damnosusque,

    Liv. 25, 1:

    bellum sumptuosum et damnosum ipsis Romanis,

    id. 45, 3; Ov. M. 10, 707 et saep.—
    * II.
    Pass., that suffers injury, injured, unfortunate:

    senex,

    Plaut. Epid. 2, 3, 14.—
    III.
    Mid., that injures himself, wasteful, prodigal; a spendthrift:

    dites mariti,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 24: id. Ps. 1, 5, 1; Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 11:

    non in alia re damnosior quam in aedificando,

    Suet. Ner. 31.—
    * Adv.: damnōse (acc. to no. I.), in conversational language = immodice: nos nisi damnose bibimus, moriemur inulti, to the injury of the host, i. e. deep, hard, Hor. S. 2, 8, 34.

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  • 5 sumptuosus

    sumptŭōsus, a, um, adj. [2. sumptus], very expensive or costly.
    I.
    Of things, that costs much, dear, expensive, sumptuous:

    ager,

    Cato, R. R. 1, 6:

    cenae,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 23 fin.:

    hostia,

    Hor. C. 3, 23, 18:

    bellum,

    Liv. 45, 3:

    tutela,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4:

    dignitas,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 3:

    substructiones,

    id. ib. — Comp.:

    ludi sumptuosiores,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 6:

    cicercula,

    Col. 7, 3, 22.— Sup.:

    portum operis sumptuosissimi fecit,

    Suet. Ner. 9 fin. —
    II.
    Of persons, spending much, lavish, wasteful, extravagant, Plaut. Merc. 4, 2, 2:

    mulier,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 15:

    domus,

    id. Ad. 4, 7, 42:

    aliquis,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 3:

    homo,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 135; id. Par. 6, 3, 49; Quint. 5, 10, 48:

    in libidines,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    non ego sumptuosus sum, sed urbs ipsa magnas impensas exigit,

    Sen. Ep. 50, 3.— Adv.: sumptŭōsē, expensively, sumptuously:

    convivia lauta sumptuose facere,

    Cat. 47, 5; Suet. Claud. 16 fin. — Comp., Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 6:

    se sumptuosius jactare,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

    equos et canes emere sumptuosius,

    id. ib. 10, 39 (48), 2; Plin. Ep. 9, 12.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sumptuosus

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