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1 ambitiōsē
ambitiōsē adv. with comp. [ambitiosus], ambitiously, ostentatiously: de triumpho agere: petere regnum, L.: ambitiosius facere, quam, etc.* * *ambitiosius, ambitiosissime ADVingratiatingly, earnestly; ambitiously, presumptuously; ostentatiously -
2 cupidē
cupidē adv. with comp. and sup. [cupidus], eagerly, zealously, passionately, vehemently, ardently, gladly: alienos (agros) appetere: cupidius agmen insequi, Cs.: cupidissime populi amicitiam adpetere, Cs.—Ambitiously, in a partisan spirit: nihil agere: quid a senatu fit?* * *cupidius, cupidissime ADVeagerly/zealously/passionately; w/alacrity; hastily/rashly; partially/unfairly -
3 ambitiose
ambĭtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [ambitio].I.(Very rare and mostly poet.) Going round, encompassing; poet., embracing, twining round:II.lascivis hederis ambitiosior,
Hor. C. 1, 36, 20 (cf.:undique ambientibus ramis,
Curt. 4, 7, 16).—Of a river, making circuits, having many windings:Jordanes amnis ambitiosus,
Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71.— Of oratorical ornament, excessive, superfluous:vir bonus ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta,
Hor. A. P. 447.—Transf.A.That asks for a thing fawningly; esp., that solicits the favor, good-will, etc., of any one, in a good and bad sense, honor-loving, ambitious, courting favor; vain, vainglorious, conceited, etc.:B.qui ita sit ambitiosus, ut omnes vos nosque cotidie persalutet,
Cic. Fl. 18:homo minime ambitiosus, minime in rogando molestus,
id. Fam. 13, 1:ne forte me in Graecos tam ambitiosum factum esse mirere,
desirous of the favor of the Greeks, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2:pro nostris ut sis ambitiosa malis, Ov P. 3, 1, 84: pro nato caerula mater Ambitiosa suo fuit,
i.e. begs fawningly of Vulcan for weapons for her son, id. M. 13, 289:malis artibus ambitiosus,
seeking to ingratiate one's self, Tac. H. 2, 57:salubris magis princeps quam ambitiosus,
Suet. Aug. 42 al. —Pass., that is willingly solicited or entreated, ambitious; much sought, honored, admired:C.ambitiosus et qui ambit et qui ambitur,
Gell. 9, 12:turba caelestes ambitiosa sumus,
Ov. F. 5, 298:sexus muliebris saevus, ambitiosus, potestatis avidus,
Tac. A. 3, 33: si locuples hostis est, avari;si pauper, ambitiosi,
id. Agr. 30:nota quidem sed non ambitiosa domus,
not sought after, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 18 Jahn: ambitiosae pulchritudinis scortum. Just. 30, 2. —Of things, vain, ostentatious:D.amicitiae,
founded merely on the desire to please, interested, Cic. Att. 1, 18:rogationes,
id. Fam. 6, 12; so id. ib. 6, 6:gloriandi genus,
Quint. 11, 1, 22:preces,
urgent, Tac. H. 2, 49:sententiae,
Suet. Dom. 8: mors, ambitious, i. e. to obtain fame, Tac. Agr. 42:medicina ars,
boastful, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:et quaesitorum pelago terrāque ciborum Ambitiosa fames,
Luc. 4, 376:atria,
splendid, gorgeous, Mart. 12, 69:ambitiosis utilia praeferre,
Quint. 1, 2, 27:ambitiosius id existimans quam domi suae majestas postularet,
more condescending, submissive, Suet. Aug. 25.—In rhet.: orator ambitiosus, who seeks to rouse attention by obsolete or unusual expressions:antigerio nemo nisi ambitiosus utetur,
Quint. 8, 3, 26.—Hence, adv.: ambĭtĭōsē, ambitiously, ostentatiously, etc.:de triumpho ambitiose agere,
Cic. Att. 15, 1:ambitiose regnum petere,
Liv. 1, 35: amicitias ambitiose colere, Tac. [p. 103] H. 1, 10 al.— Comp., Cic. Fam. 3, 7.— Sup., Quint. 6, 3, 68. -
4 ambitiosus
ambĭtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [ambitio].I.(Very rare and mostly poet.) Going round, encompassing; poet., embracing, twining round:II.lascivis hederis ambitiosior,
Hor. C. 1, 36, 20 (cf.:undique ambientibus ramis,
Curt. 4, 7, 16).—Of a river, making circuits, having many windings:Jordanes amnis ambitiosus,
Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71.— Of oratorical ornament, excessive, superfluous:vir bonus ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta,
Hor. A. P. 447.—Transf.A.That asks for a thing fawningly; esp., that solicits the favor, good-will, etc., of any one, in a good and bad sense, honor-loving, ambitious, courting favor; vain, vainglorious, conceited, etc.:B.qui ita sit ambitiosus, ut omnes vos nosque cotidie persalutet,
Cic. Fl. 18:homo minime ambitiosus, minime in rogando molestus,
id. Fam. 13, 1:ne forte me in Graecos tam ambitiosum factum esse mirere,
desirous of the favor of the Greeks, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2:pro nostris ut sis ambitiosa malis, Ov P. 3, 1, 84: pro nato caerula mater Ambitiosa suo fuit,
i.e. begs fawningly of Vulcan for weapons for her son, id. M. 13, 289:malis artibus ambitiosus,
seeking to ingratiate one's self, Tac. H. 2, 57:salubris magis princeps quam ambitiosus,
Suet. Aug. 42 al. —Pass., that is willingly solicited or entreated, ambitious; much sought, honored, admired:C.ambitiosus et qui ambit et qui ambitur,
Gell. 9, 12:turba caelestes ambitiosa sumus,
Ov. F. 5, 298:sexus muliebris saevus, ambitiosus, potestatis avidus,
Tac. A. 3, 33: si locuples hostis est, avari;si pauper, ambitiosi,
id. Agr. 30:nota quidem sed non ambitiosa domus,
not sought after, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 18 Jahn: ambitiosae pulchritudinis scortum. Just. 30, 2. —Of things, vain, ostentatious:D.amicitiae,
founded merely on the desire to please, interested, Cic. Att. 1, 18:rogationes,
id. Fam. 6, 12; so id. ib. 6, 6:gloriandi genus,
Quint. 11, 1, 22:preces,
urgent, Tac. H. 2, 49:sententiae,
Suet. Dom. 8: mors, ambitious, i. e. to obtain fame, Tac. Agr. 42:medicina ars,
boastful, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:et quaesitorum pelago terrāque ciborum Ambitiosa fames,
Luc. 4, 376:atria,
splendid, gorgeous, Mart. 12, 69:ambitiosis utilia praeferre,
Quint. 1, 2, 27:ambitiosius id existimans quam domi suae majestas postularet,
more condescending, submissive, Suet. Aug. 25.—In rhet.: orator ambitiosus, who seeks to rouse attention by obsolete or unusual expressions:antigerio nemo nisi ambitiosus utetur,
Quint. 8, 3, 26.—Hence, adv.: ambĭtĭōsē, ambitiously, ostentatiously, etc.:de triumpho ambitiose agere,
Cic. Att. 15, 1:ambitiose regnum petere,
Liv. 1, 35: amicitias ambitiose colere, Tac. [p. 103] H. 1, 10 al.— Comp., Cic. Fam. 3, 7.— Sup., Quint. 6, 3, 68.
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