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  • 1 mendīcus

        mendīcus adj.    with sup, beggarly, needy, in want, indigent: ex mendicis fieri divites: solos sapientīs esse, si mendicissimi (sint), divites.—As subst m., a beggar, mendicant, T., C.: mendici, i. e. the priests of Cybele, H.—Poor, paltry, sorry, pitiful: instrumentum.
    * * *
    mendica, mendicum ADJ
    poor as a beggar, beggarly; paltry, pitiful

    Latin-English dictionary > mendīcus

  • 2 mendicus

    mendīcus, a, um, adj., beggarly, needy, in want, indigent (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    paupertas si malum est, mendicus esse beatus nemo potest,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84; cf.:

    solos sapientes esse, si mendicissimi (sint), divites,

    id. Mur. 29, 61:

    mendicior,

    Tert. de Anim. 33:

    prandia,

    Mart. 14, 81.—As subst.: mendīcus, i, m., a beggar, mendicant:

    mendicum malim mendicando vincere, Quam, etc.,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 16:

    mendici,

    i. e. the priests of Cybele, Hor. S. 1, 2, 2.—As a term of abuse, a beggar, ragamuffin, Ter. And. 4, 5, 20.—
    II.
    Transf., in gen., poor, paltry, mean, sorry, pitiful:

    instrumentum mendicum,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 92.—Hence, adv.: mendīcē, in a beggarly manner, meanly (post-Aug. and post-class.):

    non tam mendice tecum agam, sed plenā manu,

    Sen. Ep. 33, 6.— Comp.:

    ne mendicius patre coenaret,

    Tert. Pall. 5.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mendicus

  • 3 egenum

    ĕgēnus, a, um, adj. [egeo], in want of, in need of, destitute or void of any thing (rare, and mostly poet. for egens).
    (α).
    With gen.:

    (nos) omnium,

    Verg. A. 1, 599; Liv. 9, 6:

    omnis spei,

    Tac. A. 1, 53:

    aquarum (regio),

    id. ib. 15, 3 fin.; cf. id. ib. 4, 30:

    decoris,

    Sil. 6, 304.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    commeatu,

    Tac. A. 12, 46; 15, 12.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    res,

    i. e. indigent, needy, necessitous, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 46; id. Poen. 1, 1, 2; Verg. A. 6, 91; 8, 365; 10, 367:

    frater,

    Vulg. Deut. 15, 11.—
    II.
    Poor, worthless, beggarly:

    ad infirma et egena elementa,

    Vulg. Gal. 4, 9. —Subst.
    A.
    ĕgēnus, i, m., a poor man:

    et pauper,

    Vulg. Psa. 34, 10; id. Sir. 4, 4 al. —
    B.
    ĕgēnum, i, n., a poor soil:

    in egeno,

    Col. 3, 10, 4; 4, 31, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > egenum

  • 4 egenus

    ĕgēnus, a, um, adj. [egeo], in want of, in need of, destitute or void of any thing (rare, and mostly poet. for egens).
    (α).
    With gen.:

    (nos) omnium,

    Verg. A. 1, 599; Liv. 9, 6:

    omnis spei,

    Tac. A. 1, 53:

    aquarum (regio),

    id. ib. 15, 3 fin.; cf. id. ib. 4, 30:

    decoris,

    Sil. 6, 304.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    commeatu,

    Tac. A. 12, 46; 15, 12.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    res,

    i. e. indigent, needy, necessitous, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 46; id. Poen. 1, 1, 2; Verg. A. 6, 91; 8, 365; 10, 367:

    frater,

    Vulg. Deut. 15, 11.—
    II.
    Poor, worthless, beggarly:

    ad infirma et egena elementa,

    Vulg. Gal. 4, 9. —Subst.
    A.
    ĕgēnus, i, m., a poor man:

    et pauper,

    Vulg. Psa. 34, 10; id. Sir. 4, 4 al. —
    B.
    ĕgēnum, i, n., a poor soil:

    in egeno,

    Col. 3, 10, 4; 4, 31, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > egenus

  • 5 mendiculus

    mendīcŭlus, a, um, dim. adj. [mendicus], of a beggar, beggarly:

    inducula (opp. regilla),

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 32.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mendiculus

См. также в других словарях:

  • Beggarly — Beg gar*ly, a. 1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. A bankrupt, beggarly fellow. South. A beggarly fellowship. Swift. Beggarly elements. Gal. iv. 9.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Beggarly — Beg gar*ly, adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beggarly — index destitute, ignoble, impecunious, petty, poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • beggarly — (adj.) 1520s, from BEGGAR (Cf. beggar) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • beggarly — cheap, scurvy, shabby, sorry, *contemptible, despicable, pitiable Analogous words: paltry, measly, *petty, trifling: *mean, abject, sordid …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • beggarly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) meagre and ungenerous. 2) poverty stricken …   English terms dictionary

  • beggarly — [beg′ərlē] adj. like or fit for a beggar; very poor, worthless, inadequate, etc. beggarliness n …   English World dictionary

  • beggarly — beggarliness, n. /beg euhr lee/, adj. 1. like or befitting a beggar. 2. meanly inadequate: How does he manage on such a beggarly salary? [1520 30; BEGGAR + LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • beggarly — Paul asks the Galatians (Gal. 4:9) how they could contemplate returning to the beggarly (AV, NRSV), ‘bankrupt’ (REB, NJB) elemental spirits. He therefore contrasts the poverty of such a religious system with the riches of the gospel …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • beggarly — adjective literary a beggarly amount of money is far too small …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • beggarly — beg•gar•ly [[t]ˈbɛg ər li[/t]] adj. 1) like or befitting a beggar 2) meanly inadequate: a beggarly salary[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 beg′gar•li•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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