Fearfully

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formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.

formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.

formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.

păvĭdus, a, um, adj. [paveo], trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed, timid, timorous (perhaps not in Cic.).

Lit.:

timida atque pavida,

Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 49; Lucr. 5, 973:

castris se pavidus tenebat,

Liv. 3, 26:

matres,

Verg. A. 2, 489:

miles,

Tac. A. 2, 23:

pavidus semper atque anxius,

Suet. Dom. 4:

lepus,

Hor. Epod. 2, 35:

aves,

Ov. F. 1, 400:

pavida ex somno mulier,

startled out of her sleep, Liv. 1, 58, 3:

ad omnes suspiciones pavidus,

Tac. H. 2, 68:

oppidani pavidi, ne jam facta in urbem via esset, fossam ducere instituunt,

Liv. 37, 7, 7.— Comp.: quos pavidiores accepimus, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144.— Sup.:

intra mens pavidissima,

Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 27; Sil. 10, 65.—

With gen.:

nandi pavidus,

Tac. H. 4, 14:

offensionum non pavidus,

id. A. 4, 38:

maris,

Luc. 8, 811:

lucis,

Sen. Herc. Fur. 293:

leti,

id. ib. 1076.—

With inf. ( poet.):

Carthalo non pavidus fetas mulcere leaenas,

Sil. 1, 406.—

In neutr. adverbially:

pavidum blandita,

with fear, timorously, Ov. M. 9, 568.—

Transf.

Accompanied with fear or anxiety, anxious, disturbed:

pavidum murmur,

Luc. 5, 255:

furtum,

id. 2, 168:

fuga,

Sil. 13, 133:

quies pavida imaginibus,

Suet. Calig. 50. —

That produces fear, fearful, terrible, dreadful:

metus,

Ov. F. 1, 16:

lucus,

Stat. Th. 5, 567.— Adv.: păvĭdē, with fear, fearfully, timorously (rare):

timefactae religiones effugiunt animo pavide,

Lucr. 2, 45:

fugere,

Liv. 5, 39:

dicere,

Quint. 11, 3, 49.

terrĭbĭlis, e, adj. [terreo], frightful, dreadful, terrible (class.; syn.: dirus, horribilis, torvus).

Lit.:

quam terribilis aspectu!

Cic. Sest. 8, 19; cf.:

jam ipsi urbi terribilis erat,

Liv. 44, 10, 6:

furiis accensus et irā terribilis,

Verg. A. 12, 947:

terribilis cunctis et invisus,

Suet. Dom. 12:

noverca,

Ov. M. 1, 147:

fera,

id. H. 9, 34:

tyrannus affatu,

Stat. S. 3, 3, 73:

visu formae,

Verg. A. 6, 277:

vultus,

Ov. M. 1, 265:

squalor Charontis,

Verg. A. 6, 299; cf.:

incultu, tenebris, odore foeda atque terribilis ejus (carceris) facies est,

Sall. C. 55, 4: at tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 842 P. (Ann. v. 452 Vahl.):

sonitus,

Lucr. 6, 155: tumultus, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 153 Müll. (Ann. v. 311 Vahl.):

caligo,

Lucr. 6, 852:

mors,

Cic. Par. 2, 18:

horror,

Quint. 11, 3, 160:

exspectatio adventūs Jubae,

Suet. Caes. 66. — Comp.:

cujus (viri) virtute terribilior erat populus Romanus exteris gentibus,

Cic. Phil. 2, 26, 65:

cum alia aliis terribiliora afferentur,

Liv. 4, 26, 7:

majora ac terribiliora afferre,

id. 25, 29, 3.—

Transf., demanding reverence, venerable (late Lat.):

scripturae,

Cod. Just. 3, 1, 13.— Sup. seems not to occur.— Adv.: terrĭbĭlĭter, fearfully, dreadfully, terribly (late Lat.):

sonus caeli terribiliter concrepantis,

Arn. 2, 57:

admonere,

Aug. Conf. 12, 25: Vulg. Psa. 138, 14.— Comp. and sup. seem not to occur.

tĭmĭdus, a, um, adj. [timeo], fearful, afraid, faint-hearted, cowardly, timid (opp. audax; cf.: pavidus, trepidus, iners, ignavus): timido metu refugere, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 58, 218; id. ap. Fin. 5, 11, 31 (Trag. v. 46 Vahl.); cf.:

nimium me timidum fuisse confiteor,

Cic. Sest. 16, 36:

se timidum atque ignavum judicari,

id. Fam. 11, 18, 1:

timidus ac tremens,

id. Pis. 30, 74:

imbelles timidique,

id. Off. 1, 24, 83:

timidus imperitusque,

id. Caecin. 7, 18:

timidus in labore militari,

id. Fam. 1, 17, 1:

non timidus ad mortem,

id. Fin. 2, 20, 63 et saep.:

timidus animus, humilis, demissus fractusque,

id. Off. 3, 32, 115:

spes,

Ov. H. 16, 375:

amor,

id. ib. 18 (19), 172:

fides,

id. M. 9, 792:

manus,

id. Tr. 2, 228:

tergum,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 16:

navis,

Ov. F. 1, 4:

timido cursu Fugit,

id. M. 1, 525:

preces,

id. Tr. 5, 8, 28:

pro cauto timidus accipitur,

Sen. Ep. 45, 7:

in bello fortis, in foro timidus,

id. ib. 120, 9.— In a good sense = cautus, cautious:

mater timidi non solet flere,

Nep. Thras. 2, 3.— Comp.:

adversis mediocribus timidiores,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 13:

nihil timidius columbā,

Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 3:

timidiora mandata videbantur, quam, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 11, 18, 1. — Sup.:

timidissime Phineu,

Ov. M. 5, 224:

turba, columbae,

id. A. A. 1, 117.—

With inf. ( poet.):

Codrus pro patriā non timidus mori,

Hor. C. 3, 19, 2:

non timidus pro patriā perire,

id. ib. 4, 9, 52:

agitare aprum,

Sil. 16, 575.—

With gen. ( poet. and in postAug. prose):

timidus procellae,

Hor. A. P. 28; so,

deorum,

Ov. M. 5, 100: animalia timida lucis, that shun the light, i. e. remote from the light, dark, Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 6:

timidum doloris ac mortis,

Lact. 3, 26. — Hence, adv.: tĭmĭdē, fearfully, timidly:

timide (opp. fidenter),

Cic. Div. 2, 31, 67:

timide aliquid facere,

id. Tusc. 2, 23, 55:

dicere,

id. Planc. 10, 24:

timide vel potius verecunde,

id. Fin. 5, 2, 6; id. Quint. 16, 51; id. Sull. 29, 80; Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3; Caes. B. G. 3, 25; id. B. C. 1, 19; Hor. A. P. 171; Ov. M. 1, 746; Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 2; Sen. Hippol. 393.— Comp.:

timidius dicere,

Cic. Caecin. 27, 77:

cum omnia trepidantius timidiusque ageret,

Caes. B. C. 1, 19.— Sup.:

quod timidissime dicendum est,

Quint. 11, 1, 77.