abdera

Abdēra, ōrum, n., and ae, f., =Aboêra.

Abdera, a town on the southern coast of Thrace, not far from the mouth of the Nestus, noted for the stupidity of its inhabitants. It was the birthplace of the philosophers Protagoras, Democritus, and Anaxarchus; n., Liv. 45, 29, 6; Gell. 5, 3, 3; f., Ov. Ib. 469; Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94 dub.;

4, 11, 18, § 42: hic Abdera, non tacente me,

here was Abdera itself, Cic. Att. 4, 17, 3 (4, 16, 6).—

Folly, stupidity, madness, Cic. l. l. (cf.: id est Aboêritikon, i. e. stupid, id. Att. 7, 7, 4, and Arn. 5, p. 164; Juv. 10, 50; Mart. 10, 25, 4).—

Hence, derivv.

Abdērīta and Abdērītes, ae, m., =Aboêrits, an Abderite: Democritus Abderites, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17:

Abderites Protagoras,

Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63; cf. id. Brut. 8:

de Protagora Abderita,

id. de Or. 3, 32, 128:

Abderitae legati,

Liv. 43, 4, 8; cf. id. § 12 sq.; Vitr. 7, 5, 6; Just. 15, 2 al.—

Abdērītānus, a, um, adj., of Abdera, meton. for stupid, foolish:

Abderitanae pectora plebis habes,

Mart. 10, 25, 4.—

A city of Hispania Baetlca, on the southern coast, now Adra, Mel. 2, 6, 7; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 8.

Abdēra, ōrum, n., and ae, f., =Aboêra.

Abdera, a town on the southern coast of Thrace, not far from the mouth of the Nestus, noted for the stupidity of its inhabitants. It was the birthplace of the philosophers Protagoras, Democritus, and Anaxarchus; n., Liv. 45, 29, 6; Gell. 5, 3, 3; f., Ov. Ib. 469; Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94 dub.;

4, 11, 18, § 42: hic Abdera, non tacente me,

here was Abdera itself, Cic. Att. 4, 17, 3 (4, 16, 6).—

Folly, stupidity, madness, Cic. l. l. (cf.: id est Aboêritikon, i. e. stupid, id. Att. 7, 7, 4, and Arn. 5, p. 164; Juv. 10, 50; Mart. 10, 25, 4).—

Hence, derivv.

Abdērīta and Abdērītes, ae, m., =Aboêrits, an Abderite: Democritus Abderites, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17:

Abderites Protagoras,

Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63; cf. id. Brut. 8:

de Protagora Abderita,

id. de Or. 3, 32, 128:

Abderitae legati,

Liv. 43, 4, 8; cf. id. § 12 sq.; Vitr. 7, 5, 6; Just. 15, 2 al.—

Abdērītānus, a, um, adj., of Abdera, meton. for stupid, foolish:

Abderitanae pectora plebis habes,

Mart. 10, 25, 4.—

A city of Hispania Baetlca, on the southern coast, now Adra, Mel. 2, 6, 7; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 8.

Abdēra, ōrum, n., and ae, f., =Aboêra.

Abdera, a town on the southern coast of Thrace, not far from the mouth of the Nestus, noted for the stupidity of its inhabitants. It was the birthplace of the philosophers Protagoras, Democritus, and Anaxarchus; n., Liv. 45, 29, 6; Gell. 5, 3, 3; f., Ov. Ib. 469; Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94 dub.;

4, 11, 18, § 42: hic Abdera, non tacente me,

here was Abdera itself, Cic. Att. 4, 17, 3 (4, 16, 6).—

Folly, stupidity, madness, Cic. l. l. (cf.: id est Aboêritikon, i. e. stupid, id. Att. 7, 7, 4, and Arn. 5, p. 164; Juv. 10, 50; Mart. 10, 25, 4).—

Hence, derivv.

Abdērīta and Abdērītes, ae, m., =Aboêrits, an Abderite: Democritus Abderites, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17:

Abderites Protagoras,

Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63; cf. id. Brut. 8:

de Protagora Abderita,

id. de Or. 3, 32, 128:

Abderitae legati,

Liv. 43, 4, 8; cf. id. § 12 sq.; Vitr. 7, 5, 6; Just. 15, 2 al.—

Abdērītānus, a, um, adj., of Abdera, meton. for stupid, foolish:

Abderitanae pectora plebis habes,

Mart. 10, 25, 4.—

A city of Hispania Baetlca, on the southern coast, now Adra, Mel. 2, 6, 7; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 8.

Abdēra, ōrum, n., and ae, f., =Aboêra.

Abdera, a town on the southern coast of Thrace, not far from the mouth of the Nestus, noted for the stupidity of its inhabitants. It was the birthplace of the philosophers Protagoras, Democritus, and Anaxarchus; n., Liv. 45, 29, 6; Gell. 5, 3, 3; f., Ov. Ib. 469; Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94 dub.;

4, 11, 18, § 42: hic Abdera, non tacente me,

here was Abdera itself, Cic. Att. 4, 17, 3 (4, 16, 6).—

Folly, stupidity, madness, Cic. l. l. (cf.: id est Aboêritikon, i. e. stupid, id. Att. 7, 7, 4, and Arn. 5, p. 164; Juv. 10, 50; Mart. 10, 25, 4).—

Hence, derivv.

Abdērīta and Abdērītes, ae, m., =Aboêrits, an Abderite: Democritus Abderites, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17:

Abderites Protagoras,

Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63; cf. id. Brut. 8:

de Protagora Abderita,

id. de Or. 3, 32, 128:

Abderitae legati,

Liv. 43, 4, 8; cf. id. § 12 sq.; Vitr. 7, 5, 6; Just. 15, 2 al.—

Abdērītānus, a, um, adj., of Abdera, meton. for stupid, foolish:

Abderitanae pectora plebis habes,

Mart. 10, 25, 4.—

A city of Hispania Baetlca, on the southern coast, now Adra, Mel. 2, 6, 7; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 8.

Bistŏnes, um, m., = Bistones, the Bistones, a Thracian people south of Mount Rhodope, not far from Abdera, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 42.—In the poets,

In gen., for the Thracians, Luc. 7, 569; acc. Bistonas, Val. Fl. 3, 83; Sil. 2, 76.—

Derivv.

Bistŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Bistonios, pertaining to the Bistones.

Bistonian: plăgae. Lucr. 5, 30.—

In gen., Thracian:

rupes,

Prop. 2 (3), 30, 36:

viri,

the Thracians, Ov. M. 13, 430:

aqua,

id. H. 2, 90:

sarissae,

id. P. 1, 3, 59:

Minerva (as goddess of the warlike Thracians),

id. Ib. 377:

Tereus,

Verg. Cul. 251:

tyrannus,

i. e. the Thracian king Diomedes, Luc. 2, 163:

aves, i. e. grues,

id. 3, 200:

turbo,

i. e. a violent north wind, id. 4, 767:

ensis Tydei,

Stat. Th. 2, 586: chelys, the lyre of the Thracian Orpheus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. praef. 2, 8 al.— Subst.: Bistŏ-nĭa, ae, f., = Bistonia, Thrace:

Bistoniae magnus alumnus,

i. e. Orpheus, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—

Bistŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Bistonis, pertaining to the Bistones, for Thracian: ora. Ov. H. 15 (16), 344:

terra,

id. P. 2, 9, 54: ales i. e. Procne, wife of the Thracian king Tereus, Sen. Agam. 670.—

Subst., a Thracian woman:

Bistonidum crines,

of the Thracian Bacchantes, Hor. C. 2, 19, 20; so Verg. Cir. 164, ubi v. Sillig.

Bistŏnes, um, m., = Bistones, the Bistones, a Thracian people south of Mount Rhodope, not far from Abdera, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 42.—In the poets,

In gen., for the Thracians, Luc. 7, 569; acc. Bistonas, Val. Fl. 3, 83; Sil. 2, 76.—

Derivv.

Bistŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Bistonios, pertaining to the Bistones.

Bistonian: plăgae. Lucr. 5, 30.—

In gen., Thracian:

rupes,

Prop. 2 (3), 30, 36:

viri,

the Thracians, Ov. M. 13, 430:

aqua,

id. H. 2, 90:

sarissae,

id. P. 1, 3, 59:

Minerva (as goddess of the warlike Thracians),

id. Ib. 377:

Tereus,

Verg. Cul. 251:

tyrannus,

i. e. the Thracian king Diomedes, Luc. 2, 163:

aves, i. e. grues,

id. 3, 200:

turbo,

i. e. a violent north wind, id. 4, 767:

ensis Tydei,

Stat. Th. 2, 586: chelys, the lyre of the Thracian Orpheus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. praef. 2, 8 al.— Subst.: Bistŏ-nĭa, ae, f., = Bistonia, Thrace:

Bistoniae magnus alumnus,

i. e. Orpheus, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—

Bistŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Bistonis, pertaining to the Bistones, for Thracian: ora. Ov. H. 15 (16), 344:

terra,

id. P. 2, 9, 54: ales i. e. Procne, wife of the Thracian king Tereus, Sen. Agam. 670.—

Subst., a Thracian woman:

Bistonidum crines,

of the Thracian Bacchantes, Hor. C. 2, 19, 20; so Verg. Cir. 164, ubi v. Sillig.

Bistŏnes, um, m., = Bistones, the Bistones, a Thracian people south of Mount Rhodope, not far from Abdera, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 42.—In the poets,

In gen., for the Thracians, Luc. 7, 569; acc. Bistonas, Val. Fl. 3, 83; Sil. 2, 76.—

Derivv.

Bistŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Bistonios, pertaining to the Bistones.

Bistonian: plăgae. Lucr. 5, 30.—

In gen., Thracian:

rupes,

Prop. 2 (3), 30, 36:

viri,

the Thracians, Ov. M. 13, 430:

aqua,

id. H. 2, 90:

sarissae,

id. P. 1, 3, 59:

Minerva (as goddess of the warlike Thracians),

id. Ib. 377:

Tereus,

Verg. Cul. 251:

tyrannus,

i. e. the Thracian king Diomedes, Luc. 2, 163:

aves, i. e. grues,

id. 3, 200:

turbo,

i. e. a violent north wind, id. 4, 767:

ensis Tydei,

Stat. Th. 2, 586: chelys, the lyre of the Thracian Orpheus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. praef. 2, 8 al.— Subst.: Bistŏ-nĭa, ae, f., = Bistonia, Thrace:

Bistoniae magnus alumnus,

i. e. Orpheus, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—

Bistŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Bistonis, pertaining to the Bistones, for Thracian: ora. Ov. H. 15 (16), 344:

terra,

id. P. 2, 9, 54: ales i. e. Procne, wife of the Thracian king Tereus, Sen. Agam. 670.—

Subst., a Thracian woman:

Bistonidum crines,

of the Thracian Bacchantes, Hor. C. 2, 19, 20; so Verg. Cir. 164, ubi v. Sillig.

Bistŏnes, um, m., = Bistones, the Bistones, a Thracian people south of Mount Rhodope, not far from Abdera, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 42.—In the poets,

In gen., for the Thracians, Luc. 7, 569; acc. Bistonas, Val. Fl. 3, 83; Sil. 2, 76.—

Derivv.

Bistŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Bistonios, pertaining to the Bistones.

Bistonian: plăgae. Lucr. 5, 30.—

In gen., Thracian:

rupes,

Prop. 2 (3), 30, 36:

viri,

the Thracians, Ov. M. 13, 430:

aqua,

id. H. 2, 90:

sarissae,

id. P. 1, 3, 59:

Minerva (as goddess of the warlike Thracians),

id. Ib. 377:

Tereus,

Verg. Cul. 251:

tyrannus,

i. e. the Thracian king Diomedes, Luc. 2, 163:

aves, i. e. grues,

id. 3, 200:

turbo,

i. e. a violent north wind, id. 4, 767:

ensis Tydei,

Stat. Th. 2, 586: chelys, the lyre of the Thracian Orpheus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. praef. 2, 8 al.— Subst.: Bistŏ-nĭa, ae, f., = Bistonia, Thrace:

Bistoniae magnus alumnus,

i. e. Orpheus, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—

Bistŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Bistonis, pertaining to the Bistones, for Thracian: ora. Ov. H. 15 (16), 344:

terra,

id. P. 2, 9, 54: ales i. e. Procne, wife of the Thracian king Tereus, Sen. Agam. 670.—

Subst., a Thracian woman:

Bistonidum crines,

of the Thracian Bacchantes, Hor. C. 2, 19, 20; so Verg. Cir. 164, ubi v. Sillig.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

Dēmō̆crĭtus, i, m., Dêmokritos.

A celebrated philosopher born at Abdera, an adherent of the Eleatic school, and the originator of the atomic theory, Lucr. 3, 372; Cic. Tusc. 1, 11; id. Fin. 1, 6; id. Ac. 2, 17 sq.; id. Fat. 10 et saep.; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 12; id. A. P. 297; Juv. 10, 34 al.—

Derivv.

Dēmŏcrĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Democritus:

philosophi,

his followers, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34 (in Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: Democritii, see the foll.).—

Dē-mŏcrĭtēus or - īus, a, um, adj., Dêmokriteios, the same:

Anaxarchus,

Cic. N. D. 3, 33; id. Tusc. 2, 22:

Nausiphanes,

id. N. D. 1, 26.— Dēmŏcrĭtīi, ōrum, m., his followers, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42.—Hence,

Subst.: Dēmŏcrĭtēa, ōrum, n., the doctrines of Democritus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73; id. Div. 2, 13 fin. —

Of Sicyon, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 78.

rĭgĭdus, a, um, adj. [rigeo], stiff, hard, inflexible, rigid (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; cf. durus).

Lit.:

pruinae,

Lucr. 2, 521; cf.:

rigidum permanat frigus ad ossa,

id. 1, 355:

tellus,

Verg. G. 2, 316:

aqua,

Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 48:

umbrae,

Lucr. 5, 764:

frigus,

id. 1, 356:

cervicem rectam oportet esse non rigidam aut supinam,

Quint. 11, 3, 82; cf. id. 11, 3, 160; so,

cervix,

Liv. 35, 11; Suet. Tib. 68; Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 14:

artus morte,

Lucr. 6, 1196:

crura,

Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

rostrum,

Ov. M. 5, 673:

cornu,

id. ib. 9, 85:

setae,

id. ib. 8, 428:

capilli,

id. ib. 10, 425:

oculi (with extenti),

Quint. 11, 3, 76 et saep.:

quercus,

Verg. E. 6, 28; cf.

columnae,

Ov. F. 3, 529:

malus,

id. H. 5, 53.—

In mal. part.: illud,

Petr. 134, 11; cf. Mart. 6, 49, 2.—

Hence: custos ruris,

i. e. Priapus, Ov. F. 1, 391; Auct. Priap. 46; and absol.: rĭgĭda, f., Cat. 56, 7:

silices,

hard, Ov. M. 9, 613; 225:

saxum,

id. ib. 4, 517:

mons,

hard, rocky, id. ib. 8, 797:

Niphates,

Hor. C. 2, 9, 20:

ferrum,

Ov. R. Am. 19:

serae,

id. F. 1, 124:

ensis,

Verg. A. 12, 304; Ov. M. 3, 118:

hasta,

Verg. A. 10, 346:

unguis,

Ov. Am. 2, 6, 4 et saep.—

Trop., stiff, hard, inflexible, rigid; hardy, stern, rough (syn.:

tristis, severus): vox,

hard, harsh, Quint. 11, 3, 32:

Sabini,

rough, rude, unpolished, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 25; Ov. M. 14, 797:

Getae,

Hor. C. 3, 24, 11; Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 46:

fossor,

hardy, Mart. 7, 71, 4; cf.

manus,

Ov. M. 14, 647:

virtutis verae custos rigidusque satelles,

stern, inflexible, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 17; so,

censor,

Ov. A. A. 2, 664:

parens,

id. M. 2, 813:

senes,

id. F. 4, 310:

mens,

id. H. 3, 96:

vultus,

id. ib. 4, 73:

rigidi et tristes satellites,

Tac. A. 16, 22:

(Cato) rigidae innocentiae,

Liv. 39, 40, 10; cf.

of the younger Cato: rigidi servator honesti,

Luc. 2, 389; so,

mores,

Ov. R. Am. 762:

rigida duraque sententia Macri,

Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 19; Sen. Ep. 11, 10; 21, 3; 81, 4:

Mars,

rough, fierce, Ov. M. 8, 20:

leo,

Mart. 10, 65, 13.— Comp.:

quis non intellegit Canachi signa rigidiora esse quam ut imitentur veritatem?

too stiff, hard, harsh, Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

similis in statuariis differentia... jam minus rigida Calamis fecit,

Quint. 12, 10, 7.— Sup.:

Abdera fatua et stoliditatis rigidissimae,

Arn. 5, 164.—Hence, adv.: rĭgĭdē.

Inflexibly; in a straight line, Vitr. 2, 3, 2; Sen. Ben. 2, 17, 4.—

Rigorously, severely, Ov. Tr. 2, 251.— Comp.:

disciplinam militarem rigidius adstringere,

Val. Max. 9, 7 fin.

rĭgĭdus, a, um, adj. [rigeo], stiff, hard, inflexible, rigid (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; cf. durus).

Lit.:

pruinae,

Lucr. 2, 521; cf.:

rigidum permanat frigus ad ossa,

id. 1, 355:

tellus,

Verg. G. 2, 316:

aqua,

Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 48:

umbrae,

Lucr. 5, 764:

frigus,

id. 1, 356:

cervicem rectam oportet esse non rigidam aut supinam,

Quint. 11, 3, 82; cf. id. 11, 3, 160; so,

cervix,

Liv. 35, 11; Suet. Tib. 68; Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 14:

artus morte,

Lucr. 6, 1196:

crura,

Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

rostrum,

Ov. M. 5, 673:

cornu,

id. ib. 9, 85:

setae,

id. ib. 8, 428:

capilli,

id. ib. 10, 425:

oculi (with extenti),

Quint. 11, 3, 76 et saep.:

quercus,

Verg. E. 6, 28; cf.

columnae,

Ov. F. 3, 529:

malus,

id. H. 5, 53.—

In mal. part.: illud,

Petr. 134, 11; cf. Mart. 6, 49, 2.—

Hence: custos ruris,

i. e. Priapus, Ov. F. 1, 391; Auct. Priap. 46; and absol.: rĭgĭda, f., Cat. 56, 7:

silices,

hard, Ov. M. 9, 613; 225:

saxum,

id. ib. 4, 517:

mons,

hard, rocky, id. ib. 8, 797:

Niphates,

Hor. C. 2, 9, 20:

ferrum,

Ov. R. Am. 19:

serae,

id. F. 1, 124:

ensis,

Verg. A. 12, 304; Ov. M. 3, 118:

hasta,

Verg. A. 10, 346:

unguis,

Ov. Am. 2, 6, 4 et saep.—

Trop., stiff, hard, inflexible, rigid; hardy, stern, rough (syn.:

tristis, severus): vox,

hard, harsh, Quint. 11, 3, 32:

Sabini,

rough, rude, unpolished, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 25; Ov. M. 14, 797:

Getae,

Hor. C. 3, 24, 11; Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 46:

fossor,

hardy, Mart. 7, 71, 4; cf.

manus,

Ov. M. 14, 647:

virtutis verae custos rigidusque satelles,

stern, inflexible, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 17; so,

censor,

Ov. A. A. 2, 664:

parens,

id. M. 2, 813:

senes,

id. F. 4, 310:

mens,

id. H. 3, 96:

vultus,

id. ib. 4, 73:

rigidi et tristes satellites,

Tac. A. 16, 22:

(Cato) rigidae innocentiae,

Liv. 39, 40, 10; cf.

of the younger Cato: rigidi servator honesti,

Luc. 2, 389; so,

mores,

Ov. R. Am. 762:

rigida duraque sententia Macri,

Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 19; Sen. Ep. 11, 10; 21, 3; 81, 4:

Mars,

rough, fierce, Ov. M. 8, 20:

leo,

Mart. 10, 65, 13.— Comp.:

quis non intellegit Canachi signa rigidiora esse quam ut imitentur veritatem?

too stiff, hard, harsh, Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

similis in statuariis differentia... jam minus rigida Calamis fecit,

Quint. 12, 10, 7.— Sup.:

Abdera fatua et stoliditatis rigidissimae,

Arn. 5, 164.—Hence, adv.: rĭgĭdē.

Inflexibly; in a straight line, Vitr. 2, 3, 2; Sen. Ben. 2, 17, 4.—

Rigorously, severely, Ov. Tr. 2, 251.— Comp.:

disciplinam militarem rigidius adstringere,

Val. Max. 9, 7 fin.