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  • 21 brevis

        brevis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [BREG-].— In space, short: via, V.: brevior via, N.: cursus brevissimus, V.: brevius iter, O.: tam brevis aqua, so narrow a stream, O.: scopulus, small, O.: brevibus Gyaris, Iu. — Of stature, short, small, low: iudex brevior quam testis: (puella) longa brevisque, O. — Of height: ut pleraque Alpium, sicut breviora, ita adrectiora sunt, lower, L.—Of depth, shallow: vada, V.: puteus, Iu.— Plur n. as subst, shallow places, shallows, shoals: Eurus In brevia urget, V.—Of the line of a circle: ubi circulus spatio brevissimus ambit, makes the shortest path, O.—Fig., of life: vitae curriculum: vitae brevis cursus: fila vitae breviora, O.—Little, small: brevibus implicata viperis, H.: caput, H.: alvus, V.: folia breviora, H.: census, H.: sigillum, O.—As subst n.: scis In breve te cogi, i. e. to be rolled up closely (of a book), H. — Meton., of time, short, brief, little, short-lived: tempus: brevissimum tempus, L.: anni, H.: occasio, T.: omnia brevia tolerabilia esse debent: vitae summa brevis (gen.), H.: littera, a short vowel: syllaba, a short syllable, H.: dactylus, qui est e longā et duabus brevibus: aut omnia breviora aliquanto fuere, aut, etc., occupied a shorter time, L.: flores rosae, short-lived, H.: cena, frugal, H.: ira furor brevis est, H.—Of discourse, short, brief, concise: narratio: Crassi oratio: quam brevia responsu!: cum se breves putent esse, brief: brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio, H.: breve facere, to be brief: in breve coactae causae, L.: tam in brevi spatio, in so short time, T.: brevi spatio, a little while, S.: spatio brevi, H.: brevi tempore ad nihilum venire, in a little while.
    * * *
    I
    breve, brevior -or -us, brevissimus -a -um ADJ
    short, little, small, stunted; brief, concise, quick; narrow, shallow; humble
    II
    short catalog, summary document

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  • 22 parum

        parum adv. (for comp. and sup., see minus, minime)    [SPAR-], too little, not enough, insufficiently: consulitis parum, T.: quaero ex te, quae parum accepi: sibi credi, Cs.: sunt ea quidem parum firma: parum multae necessitudines: tuta probitas, S.: parum claris lucem dare, H.: nemo parum diu vixit, qui, etc.: mature, L.: est dictum non parum saepe, often enough: non parum liberaliter homines invitare, N.—With est, it is too little, is not enough, does not suffice: parumne est, quod nobis succenset senex, Ni instigemus etiam? is it not enough? T.: parumne est, quod tantum homines fefellisti, are you not content?: parum est, si in partem eius venis, etc., L.: vobis Supplicium meruisse parum est, i. e. you are not satisfied, O.—With habere, to regard as too little, be dissatisfied, be not content: haec talia facinora impune suscepisse parum habuere, were not satisfied, S.: templum violare parum habuisse, nisi, etc., L.— Substantively, an insufficiency, too little, not enough: magis offendit nimium quam parum: in hac satis erat copiae, in illā leporis parum: satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum, S.: splendoris, H.
    * * *
    minus, minime ADV
    too/very little, not enough/so good, insufficient; less; (SUPER) not at all

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  • 23 paulō

        paulō (not paull-), adv.    [ abl n. of paulus].— As abl. of difference in expressions of comparison, by a little, a little, somewhat: liberius paulo: civis haud paulo melior, quam, etc.: paulo magis adfabre factus: paulo longius processerant, Cs.: quae paulo ante praecepta dedimus: post paulo, just after, S.: verba paulo nimium redundantia: paulo ultra eum locum, Cs.—In gen., a little, somewhat: paulo qui est homo tolerabilis, T.: paulo processerant, S.: consilia paulo salubriora.
    * * *
    by a little; by only a small amount; a little; somewhat

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  • 24 paululum

        paululum (not paull-), adv.    [paululus], a little, a very little, somewhat: concede istuc paululum, T.: mente paululum inminutā, S.
    * * *
    I
    little; to small extent, somewhat; only a small amount/short while/distance
    II
    little; small; (only a) small amount/quantity; a little bit; trifle

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  • 25 paulus

        paulus (not paull-), adj.    [PAV-], little, small: paulo sumptu, T.—As subst n., a little, trifle: quasi vero paulum intersiet, T.: supplici, T.: lucri, T.: paulum huic Cottae tribuit partium, allotted a small part of his defence: ubi paulum nescio quid superest, Iu.: post paulum, in a little while, Cs.
    * * *
    I
    paula, paulum ADJ
    little; small; (only a) small amount/quantity of/little bit of
    II

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  • 26 paullulus

    paulŭlus ( paull-), a, um, adj. dim. [1. paulus], very little, very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.):

    pila,

    Cato, R. R. 14, 2:

    pecunia,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24:

    de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo,

    id. Curc. 1, 2, 31:

    da mihi paululum bibere,

    Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19:

    spatium,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 21:

    via,

    Liv. 8, 11:

    equi hominesque paululi et graciles,

    id. 35, 11:

    admixto paululo sale,

    Pall. 12, 22.—
    (β).
    Subst.: paulŭ-lum, i, n., a little bit, a trifle. —With gen.:

    paululum praedae feci,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7:

    paululum pecuniae,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 56:

    obsoni,

    id. And. 2, 2, 23:

    operae,

    id. Eun. 2, 2, 50:

    morae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.— Absol.:

    nihil aut admodum paululum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118:

    paululum ad beatam vitam deesse,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little, somewhat:

    si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 30: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.— Hence, adv.: paulŭlum, a little, a very little, somewhat:

    abscede paululum istuc,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum;

    audin'?

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 38:

    paululum opperirier si vis,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 51:

    paululum respirare,

    Cic. Quint. 16, 53:

    mente paululum inminutā,

    Sall. J. 65, 1:

    spirans,

    id. C. 61, 4:

    si paululum intermissa fuerit,

    Quint. 1, 6, 8:

    paululum tempore nostro superiores,

    id. 8, 3, 25.

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  • 27 paululus

    paulŭlus ( paull-), a, um, adj. dim. [1. paulus], very little, very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.):

    pila,

    Cato, R. R. 14, 2:

    pecunia,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24:

    de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo,

    id. Curc. 1, 2, 31:

    da mihi paululum bibere,

    Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19:

    spatium,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 21:

    via,

    Liv. 8, 11:

    equi hominesque paululi et graciles,

    id. 35, 11:

    admixto paululo sale,

    Pall. 12, 22.—
    (β).
    Subst.: paulŭ-lum, i, n., a little bit, a trifle. —With gen.:

    paululum praedae feci,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7:

    paululum pecuniae,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 56:

    obsoni,

    id. And. 2, 2, 23:

    operae,

    id. Eun. 2, 2, 50:

    morae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.— Absol.:

    nihil aut admodum paululum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118:

    paululum ad beatam vitam deesse,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little, somewhat:

    si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 30: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.— Hence, adv.: paulŭlum, a little, a very little, somewhat:

    abscede paululum istuc,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum;

    audin'?

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 38:

    paululum opperirier si vis,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 51:

    paululum respirare,

    Cic. Quint. 16, 53:

    mente paululum inminutā,

    Sall. J. 65, 1:

    spirans,

    id. C. 61, 4:

    si paululum intermissa fuerit,

    Quint. 1, 6, 8:

    paululum tempore nostro superiores,

    id. 8, 3, 25.

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  • 28 aliquantulum

        aliquantulum ī, n    a little, trifle: adferre, T. —As adv., somewhat, a little: tibi parce, T.: de. flexit de spatio consuetudo maiorum.
    * * *
    I
    to a little/small amount/bit/extent; slightly, somewhat
    II
    little/small amount; a fair amount/good deal of; something; bit

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  • 29 exiguus

        exiguus adj. with sup.    [2 AG-], strict, exact, scanty, small, little, petty, short, poor, mean, inadequate, inconsiderable, paltry: cor: me Corporis exigui, etc., H.: mus, V.: oratorem in exiguum gyrum compellitis: finis, H.: castra, Cs.: toga, H.: elegi, H.: copiae amicorum: cibus, Iu.: facultates, Cs.: census, H.: pulvis, a little, H.: pars aestatis, Cs.: laus: nec ulli Exiguus populo est (locus), too small for, O.: pars exiguissima, O.— As subst n., a little, trifle: exiguum campi ante castra erat, L.: exiguo adsueta iuventus, V.: temporis, O.: deterere exiguis aliquid, i. e. the remnant, Iu.
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    exigua, exiguum ADJ
    small; meager; dreary; a little, a bit of; scanty, petty, short, poor

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  • 30 minūtātim

        minūtātim adv.    [minutus], piecemeal, little by little, gradually: aliquid additur: Ossa morbo conlapsa, V.: interrogare.
    * * *
    one bit at a time, bit by bit, little by little; singly, one by one; gradually

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  • 31 modicus

        modicus adj.    [modus], in proper measure, moderate, modest, temperate: potiones: severitas: corpus (historiae), of a tolerable size: strepitus, O.: modici munera Liberi, i. e. moderation in drink, H.: animus domi, unassuming, S.: voluptatum, in pleasures, Ta.— Middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small: modicis regni terminis uti: ea, valde et modica et inlustria sunt, few in number: Graecis hoc modicum est, not frequent: pecunia, little: rem pateris modicam, a trifling affliction, Iu.: amici, humble, Iu.—As subst n., a little: modico contentus, Iu.
    * * *
    I
    modica, modicum ADJ
    moderate; temperate, restrained; small (Bee)
    II
    short/small time; short distance, little way; little, small amount

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  • 32 paulātim

        paulātim (not paull-), adv.    [paulum], by little and little, by degrees, gradually: paulatim Germanos consuescere Rhenum transire, Cs.: licentia crevit, S.: adnabam terrae, V.: vitia exuere, Iu.: circumfusā multitudine, L.: paulatim ex castris discedere, a few at a time, Cs.
    * * *
    little by little, by degrees, gradually; a small amount at a time, bit by bit

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  • 33 paululus

        paululus (not paull-), adj. dim.    [paulus], very little, very small: si paululum modo quid te fugerit, T.: via, L.: equi hominesque paululi et graciles, L.—As subst n., a little bit, trifle: paululum pecuniae, T.: paululum compendii facere.
    * * *
    paulula, paululum ADJ
    little; small; (only a) small amount/quantity of/little bit of

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  • 34 quantulus

        quantulus adj. dim.    [quantus], how little, how small, how trifling: quantulus (sol) nobis videtur!: quantula sint hominum corpuscula, Iu.—As subst n.: Quantulum enim summae curtabit quisque dierum, etc., how little, H.: reddidit quantulum visum est, as little as pleased him: quantulum militum, Ta.
    * * *
    quantula, quantulum ADJ
    how small/little/trifling a...; how small!; of what (small) size

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  • 35 unciātim

        unciātim adv.    [uncia], by twelfths, by ounces ; hence, little by little: Quod ille unciatim vix de demenso suo... compersit miser, T.
    * * *
    little by little; by twelfths

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  • 36 levis

    1.
    lĕvis, e, adj. [for leg-vis; Sanscr. laghu-s, little; cf. O. H. Germ. ring-i; Germ. gering; Gr. elachus], light in weight, not heavy (opp. gravis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    leviora corpora (opp. graviora),

    Lucr. 2, 227:

    aether,

    id. 5, 459:

    aura,

    id. 3, 196:

    levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    stipulae,

    Verg. G. 1, 289: armatura, light armor:

    levis armaturae Numidae,

    the light-armed Numidians, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; also, by metonymy, lightarmed troops; v. armatura, and cf.:

    sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio,

    Cic. Div. 2, 10 fin.; so,

    miles,

    a light-armed soldier, Liv. 8, 8; cf.

    of clothing: nudi, aut sagulo leves,

    Tac. G. 6:

    flebis in solo levis angiportu,

    Hor. C. 1, 25, 10.—Of the earth upon the dead:

    terraque securae sit super ossa levis,

    Tib. 2, 4, 50;

    esp. freq. on tombstones: sit tibi terra levis (abbreviated, S. T. T. L.): per leves populos,

    the shades, bodiless persons, Ov. M. 10, 14:

    virgaque levem coerces aurea turbam,

    Hor. C. 1, 10, 18.— Poet. with inf.: fessis leviora tolli Pergama Grais, a lighter burden, i. e. easier to be destroyed, Hor. C. 2, 4, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Light of digestion, easy to digest (mostly poet. and post-Aug.):

    quae in aqua degunt, leviorem cibum praestant. Inter domesticas quadrupedes levissima suilla est, gravissima bubula,

    lightest of digestion, Cels. 1, 18:

    leves malvae,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 16 (cf.:

    gravi Malvae salubres corpori,

    id. Epod. 2, 57).—
    2.
    Light in motion, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid (syn.:

    agilis, alacer, pernix): ipsa (diva) levi fecit volitantem flamine currum (i. e. Argo),

    a quick, favorable wind, Cat. 64, 9; cf.:

    leves venti,

    Ov. M. 15, 346:

    flatus,

    Sil. 15, 162:

    currus,

    light, swift, Ov. M. 2, 150:

    levi deducens pollice filum,

    light, nimble, id. ib. 4, 36; so,

    pollex,

    id. ib. 6, 22:

    saltus,

    id. ib. 7, 767;

    3, 599: peltam pro parma fecit, ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores,

    Nep. Iphicr. 1:

    Messapus levis cursu,

    Verg. A. 12, 489:

    leves Parthi,

    id. G. 4, 314:

    equus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 389:

    Nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 31:

    quaere modos leviore plectro,

    nimbler, gayer, id. ib. 2, 1, 40:

    et levis erecta consurgit ad oscula plantā,

    Juv. 6, 507.—With inf. ( poet.):

    omnes ire leves,

    Sil. 16, 488:

    exsultare levis,

    id. 10, 605:

    levior discurrere,

    id. 4, 549:

    nullo levis terrore moveri,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 514:

    hora,

    fleeting, Ov. M. 15, 181:

    terra,

    light, thin soil, Verg. G. 2, 92:

    et ubi montana (loca) quod leviora et ideo salubriora,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3;

    so (opp graviora),

    id. ib. —
    3.
    Slight, trifling, small (mostly poet.): ignis, Ov. M. 3, 488:

    tactus,

    a slight, gentle touch, id. ib. 4, 180:

    strepitus,

    id. ib. 7, 840:

    stridor,

    id. ib. 4, 413.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Without weight, i. e. of no consequence; hence, in gen., light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty, easy (class.):

    nunquam erit alienis gravis qui suis se concinnat levem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 58:

    grave est nomen imperii atque id etiam in levi persona pertimescitur,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 45:

    leve et infirmum,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt;

    ad motum animi... leviora,

    id. Deiot. 2, 5:

    quod alia quaedam inania et levia conquiras,

    id. Planc. 26, 63:

    auditio,

    a light, unfounded report, Caes. B. G. 7, 42:

    cui res et pecunia levissima et existimatio sanctissima fuit semper,

    something very insignificant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:

    dolor,

    id. Fin. 1, 12, 40:

    proelium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36:

    periculum,

    id. B. C. 3, 26:

    in aliquem merita,

    id. ib. 2, 32, 10:

    leviore de causa,

    id. B. G. 7, 4 fin.:

    praecordia levibus flagrantia causis,

    Juv. 13, 182:

    effutire leves indigna tragoedia versus,

    Hor. A. P. 231.—As subst.:

    in levi habitum,

    was made little of, was regarded as a trifle, Tac. H. 2, 21; id. A. 3, 54:

    levia sed nimium queror,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 63:

    quid leviora loquor? Petr. poët. 134, 12: non est leve tot puerorum observare manus,

    no easy matter, Juv. 7, 240:

    quidquid levius putaris,

    easier, id. 10, 344.—
    (β).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    opum levior,

    Sil. 2, 102.—
    B.
    In disposition or character.
    1.
    Light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false:

    homo levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    ne me leviorem erga te putes,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 34:

    tu levior cortice,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 22:

    vitium levium hominum atque fallacium,

    Cic. Lael. 25, 91:

    quidam saepe in parva pecunia perspiciuntur quam sint leves,

    id. ib. 17, 63:

    leves ac nummarii judices,

    id. Clu. 28, 75:

    sit precor illa levis,

    Tib. 1, 6, 56:

    levi brachio aliquid agere,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6:

    quid levius aut turpius,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.:

    auctor,

    Liv. 5, 15:

    leves amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 100:

    spes,

    vain, empty, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

    leviores mores,

    Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12.—
    2.
    Mild, gentle, pleasant (rare):

    quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93; and:

    levior reprehensio,

    id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:

    tandem eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est,

    the gentlest, mildest, Liv. 5, 23 fin.:

    nec leves somnos timor aut cupido Sordidus aufert,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 15; id. Epod. 2, 28:

    exsilium,

    mild, tolerable, Suet. Aug. 51.—Hence, adv.: lĕ-vĭter, lightly, not heavily.
    1.
    Lit. (rare):

    armati,

    light-armed, Curt. 4, 13.—Of the blow of a weapon:

    levius casura pila sperabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Slightly, a little, not much, somewhat:

    leviter densae nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 248:

    inflexum bacillum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:

    genae leviter eminentes (al. leniter),

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    qui (medici) leviter aegrotantes leniter curant, gravioribus autem morbis, etc.,

    id. Off. 1, 24, 83:

    saucius,

    id. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    non leviter lucra liguriens,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:

    agnoscere aliquid,

    id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:

    eruditus,

    id. de Or. 3, 6, 24.— Comp.:

    quanto constantior idem In vitiis, tanto levius miser,

    so much less, Hor. S. 2, 7, 18:

    dolere,

    Ov. P. 1, 9, 30.— Sup.:

    ut levissime dicam,

    to express it in the mildest manner, Cic. Cat. 3, 7 fin. —
    b.
    Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity:

    id eo levius ferendum est, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2; cf.:

    sed levissime feram, si, etc.,

    id. Prov. Cons. 20, 47; Liv. 29, 9.— Comp.:

    levius torquetis Arachne,

    more dexterously, Juv. 2, 56.
    2.
    lēvis (erroneously laevis), e, adj. [Gr. leios, leuros], smooth, smoothed, not rough, opp. asper (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    corpuscula quaedam levia, alia aspera, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:

    in locis (spectatur): leves an asperi,

    id. Part. Or. 10, 36:

    Deus levem eum (mundum) fecit et undique aequabilem,

    id. Univ. 6:

    pocula,

    smooth, shining, Verg. A. 5, 91:

    pharetrae,

    id. ib. 5, 558:

    brassica,

    Cato, R. R. 15, 7:

    levissima corpora,

    Lucr. 4, 659:

    coma pectine levis,

    Ov. M. 12, 409:

    nascunturque leves per digitos umerosque plumae,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 11:

    levior assiduo detritis aequore conchis,

    Ov. M. 13, 792: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed (cf. pumicatus), Juv. 9, 95.— Poet.: levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix, slippery, [p. 1055] Verg. A. 5, 328:

    levis Juventas ( = imberbis),

    smooth, without hair, beardless, Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; so,

    ora,

    Tib. 1, 9 (8), 31:

    crura,

    Juv. 8, 115:

    sponsus,

    id. 3, 111:

    caput,

    id. 10, 199; 2, 12; hence, also, poet. for youthful, delicate, beautiful:

    pectus,

    Verg. A. 11, 40:

    frons,

    id. E. 6, 51:

    umeri,

    id. A. 7, 815:

    colla,

    Ov. M. 10, 698.—Also, finely dressed, spruce, effeminate:

    vir,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 437; Pers. 1, 82: argentum, smooth, not engraved or chased, Juv. 14, 62.—In neutr. absol.:

    externi ne quid valeat per leve morari,

    smoothness, Hor. S. 2, 7, 87; so,

    per leve,

    Pers. 1, 64:

    per levia,

    Aus. Idyll. 16, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., rubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft (rare), Scrib. Comp. 228; Cels. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smooth, flowing (rare but class.):

    oratio (opp. aspera),

    Cic. Or. 5 fin.; so,

    levis verborum concursus (opp. asper),

    id. de Or. 3, 43, 171:

    levis et aspera (vox),

    Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    levis et quadrata compositio,

    id. 2, 5, 9:

    levia ac nitida,

    id. 5, 12, 18:

    (aures) fragosis offenduntur et levibus mulcentur,

    id. 9, 4, 116.— Adv. does not occur.

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  • 37 minutatim

    mĭnūtātim, adv. [id.], piecemeal, in little bits; piece by piece, little by little; gradually, by degrees; singly, one by one (class.):

    nasturtium consectum minutatim,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 6:

    cribrare terram,

    to sift small, Plin. 17, 11, 15, § 76:

    interrogare,

    i. e. in little questions, by bits, always adding something, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92:

    aliquid addere,

    id. ib. 2, 16, 49: assuefaciant, Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2:

    discere,

    Lucr. 5, 1384:

    se recipere, Auct. B. Afr. 31: cedere,

    id. ib. 78:

    singulos convenire,

    one by one, Dig. 2, 15, 8, § 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > minutatim

  • 38 modicum

    mŏdĭcus, a, um, adj. [modus], having or keeping a proper measure, moderate (cf. mediocris); esp. in behavior, modest, temperate; also, of size, moderate-sized; middling, ordinary, mean, bad (class.; syn.: moderatus, mediocris).
    I.
    In a good sense:

    modico gradu ire,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 19:

    potiones,

    Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115:

    convivia,

    id. Sen. 13, 44:

    severitas,

    id. ib. 18, 65:

    industrios, supplices, modicos esse,

    Sall. J. 85, 1:

    domi modicus,

    id. ib. 63, 2:

    modicum quoddam corpus (historiae),

    a book of a tolerable size, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4:

    amant (mala) modicas rigationes,

    gentle, moderate, Pall. 3, 25, 14.—
    II.
    In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:

    genus dicendi subtile in probando, modicum in delectando,

    Cic. Or. 21, 69:

    oculi,

    middling-sized, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141:

    ea, valde et modica, et illustria sunt,

    few in number, Cic. de Or. 2, 32, 137:

    Graecis hoc modicum est,

    not frequent, id. Fin. 2, 19, 62:

    pecunia,

    little, scanty, id. Par. 6, 2, 47:

    acervus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 190:

    incrementa,

    small, Just. 7, 1:

    tempus,

    short, Quint. 1, 2, 12:

    rem pateris modicam,

    a trifling affliction, Juv. 13, 143:

    modici amici,

    humble, poor, id. 5, 108.—With gen.:

    Sabinus modicus originis,

    Tac. A. 6, 39:

    virium,

    Vell. 1, 12, 4:

    pecuniae,

    Tac. A. 3, 72:

    voluptatum,

    id. ib. 2, 73. —As subst.: mŏdĭcum, i, n. (sc. spatium), a little way:

    modicum progredi,

    a little, App. M. 6, p. 180, 38: modico contentus. [p. 1155] Juv. 9, 9.—Also, in abl., modico adverbially:

    modico deinde regressa,

    i. e. after a short time, App. M. 1, p. 112, 20:

    modico prius, quam Larissam accederem,

    a short time before, id. ib. p. 105 med.:

    modico secus progredi,

    to go a little farther, id. ib. p. 112, 10.—Hence, adv.: mŏdĭcē, with moderation, moderately; modestly; in a proper manner; also, in an ordinary manner, meanly, poorly (class.).
    1.
    Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:

    dolorem modice ferre,

    quietly, calmly, id. Tusc. 1, 46, 111; id. Phil. 11, 3, 7:

    se recipere,

    quietly, in good order, Liv. 28, 15: verecunde et modice, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 23 (Trag. v. 241 Vahl.):

    modice et modeste vitam vivere,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 18:

    dicere,

    Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

    modice et scienter uti re aliquā,

    id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—
    2.
    Slightly, not very, not much:

    minae Clodii modice me tangunt,

    Cic. Att. 2, 19, 1:

    modice vinosus,

    Liv. 41, 4:

    locuples,

    id. 38, 14, 9:

    modice instratus torus,

    slightly, meanly, scantily, Suet. Aug. 73.

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  • 39 modicus

    mŏdĭcus, a, um, adj. [modus], having or keeping a proper measure, moderate (cf. mediocris); esp. in behavior, modest, temperate; also, of size, moderate-sized; middling, ordinary, mean, bad (class.; syn.: moderatus, mediocris).
    I.
    In a good sense:

    modico gradu ire,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 19:

    potiones,

    Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115:

    convivia,

    id. Sen. 13, 44:

    severitas,

    id. ib. 18, 65:

    industrios, supplices, modicos esse,

    Sall. J. 85, 1:

    domi modicus,

    id. ib. 63, 2:

    modicum quoddam corpus (historiae),

    a book of a tolerable size, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4:

    amant (mala) modicas rigationes,

    gentle, moderate, Pall. 3, 25, 14.—
    II.
    In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:

    genus dicendi subtile in probando, modicum in delectando,

    Cic. Or. 21, 69:

    oculi,

    middling-sized, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141:

    ea, valde et modica, et illustria sunt,

    few in number, Cic. de Or. 2, 32, 137:

    Graecis hoc modicum est,

    not frequent, id. Fin. 2, 19, 62:

    pecunia,

    little, scanty, id. Par. 6, 2, 47:

    acervus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 190:

    incrementa,

    small, Just. 7, 1:

    tempus,

    short, Quint. 1, 2, 12:

    rem pateris modicam,

    a trifling affliction, Juv. 13, 143:

    modici amici,

    humble, poor, id. 5, 108.—With gen.:

    Sabinus modicus originis,

    Tac. A. 6, 39:

    virium,

    Vell. 1, 12, 4:

    pecuniae,

    Tac. A. 3, 72:

    voluptatum,

    id. ib. 2, 73. —As subst.: mŏdĭcum, i, n. (sc. spatium), a little way:

    modicum progredi,

    a little, App. M. 6, p. 180, 38: modico contentus. [p. 1155] Juv. 9, 9.—Also, in abl., modico adverbially:

    modico deinde regressa,

    i. e. after a short time, App. M. 1, p. 112, 20:

    modico prius, quam Larissam accederem,

    a short time before, id. ib. p. 105 med.:

    modico secus progredi,

    to go a little farther, id. ib. p. 112, 10.—Hence, adv.: mŏdĭcē, with moderation, moderately; modestly; in a proper manner; also, in an ordinary manner, meanly, poorly (class.).
    1.
    Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:

    dolorem modice ferre,

    quietly, calmly, id. Tusc. 1, 46, 111; id. Phil. 11, 3, 7:

    se recipere,

    quietly, in good order, Liv. 28, 15: verecunde et modice, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 23 (Trag. v. 241 Vahl.):

    modice et modeste vitam vivere,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 18:

    dicere,

    Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

    modice et scienter uti re aliquā,

    id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—
    2.
    Slightly, not very, not much:

    minae Clodii modice me tangunt,

    Cic. Att. 2, 19, 1:

    modice vinosus,

    Liv. 41, 4:

    locuples,

    id. 38, 14, 9:

    modice instratus torus,

    slightly, meanly, scantily, Suet. Aug. 73.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > modicus

  • 40 oscillum

    1.
    oscillum, i, n. dim. [1. os; lit. little mouth; hence],
    I. * II.
    A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind:

    tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu,

    Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.
    2.
    oscillum, i, n. [ob- or obs-cillo], a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > oscillum

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