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1 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:II.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.—In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:1.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.).Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:2.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.—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. -
2 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:II.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.—In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:1.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.).Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:2.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.—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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