celeriuscule

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strēnuus, a, um, adj. [root in Gr. stereos, firm, hard; cf. sterilis, and Germ. starren], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous.

Of persons (freq. and class.; syn.: fortis, alacer, agilis): mercator strenuus, Cato, R. R. praef. § 3; cf.: vilicus strenuior, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 601 P. (Sat. 16, 5):

strenui nimio plus prosunt populi quam arguti et cati,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 12:

homo,

Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 12:

multi alii ex Trojā strenui viri,

Naev. 1, 17:

strenuior (opp. deterior),

Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 10: viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi, Cato, R. R. praef. § 4; cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 78:

strenuus et fortis,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 46; Liv. 21, 4, 4:

imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,

Quint. 12, 3, 5:

strenui ignavique in victoriā idem audent,

Tac. H. 2, 14 fin.; so (opp. ignavus) id. ib. 4, 69; (opp. iners) id. ib. 1, 46; Sall. C. 61, 7; 51, 16: noli me tam strenuum putare, ut ad Nonas recurram, Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2:

Graeci, gens linguā magis strenua quam factis,

Liv. 8, 22, 8; Tac. H. 3, 57:

quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 et saep.—With gen.:

strenuus militiae,

Tac. H. 3, 42.—

Restless, turbulent (post-Aug.):

multi in utroque exercitu, sicut modesti quietique, ita mali et strenui,

Tac. H. 1, 52:

strenuus in perfidiā,

id. ib. 3, 57.—

Transf., of things (not in class. prose): operam reipublicae fortem atque strenuam perhibere, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf. Plaut. ib. 7, 7, 3:

adulescens strenuā facie,

id. Rud. 2, 2, 8:

manus (chirurgi),

nimble, quick, dexterous, Cels. 7 praef. med.:

corpus,

Gell. 3, 1, 12:

navis,

Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 34:

strenua nos exercet inertia,

busy idleness, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 28:

transiliebant in vehicula strenuo saltu,

Curt. 9, 3, 15:

toxica,

quick, speedy, Col. 10, 18:

remedium,

Curt. 3, 6, 2:

causa tam strenuae mortis,

id. 9, 8, 20.—Hence, adv.: strē-nuē, briskly, quickly, promptly, actively, strenuously:

strenue quod volumus ostendere factum, celeriuscule dicemus, at aliud otiose, retardabimus,

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 24:

aliquid facere,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 48: converrite scopis, agite strenue, id. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 195 P.:

abi prae strenue ac aperi fores,

Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 13:

arma capere,

Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30:

aedificare domum,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2:

praesto fuit sane strenue,

id. Fam. 14, 5, 1.—Without a verb: Da. Jam hercle ego illum nominabo. Tr. Euge strenue, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 59; id. Ps. 1, 5, 94.— Sup.:

per hos strenuissime omnia bella confecta,

Veg. Mil. 1, 17.— Comp. seems not to occur.