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2 cupidus
cupidus adj. with comp. and sup. [CVP-], longing, desiring, desirous, eager, zealous, wishing, loving, fond: eius videndi, T.: bellandi, Cs.: te audiendi: tui, devoted to: contentionis cupidiores quam veritatis: cupidissimus litterarum, N.: cupidissimis omnibus, eager for battle, Cs.: moriri, O.: tuas componere laudes, Tb.: in perspiciendā rerum naturā. — Excessively desirous, passionate, eager, greedy, lustful, covetous: animum cupidum inopiā incendere, T.: cupidos moderatis anteferre: emit homo: pecuniae: rerum novarum, Cs.: animi rixae, H.—Amorous, loving, longing: amantes, O.—Poet.: Eurydicem cupidis amplectitur ulnis, O. — Avaricious, covetous: homo. — Prejudiced, partisan, partial: quaestores vehementer (Verris): multi cupidi tui sunt, partisans: cupidior iudex.* * *cupida -um, cupidior -or -us, cupidissimus -a -um ADJeager/passionate; longing for/desirous of (with gen.); greedy; wanton/lecherous -
3 avidus
avidus adj. with comp. and sup. [1 AV-], longing eagerly, desirous, eager, greedy: libidines: porca: amplexus, O.: cursūs, V.: cibi, T.: laudis: potentiae, S.: novarum rerum, L.: ad pugnam, L.: futuri, H.: avidi, wine-bibbers, H.: avidior gloriae: avidissima caedis, O.: avidi committere pugnam, O.: in pecuniis: in direptiones manus, L.: Volcanus, fiery, H.: legiones, eager for battle, Ta. —Esp., greedy of gain, avaricious, covetous: pater, T.: animus: manūs heredis, H.: ad rem avidior, T.: gens avidissima, Cu. — Voracious, ravenous, gluttonous: avidos funus Exanimat, H.: canes, O.: convivae, H.: mare, insatiable, H.: ignis, O.* * *avida -um, avidior -or -us, avidissimus -a -um ADJgreedy, eager, ardent, desirous of; avaricious, insatiable; lustful, passionate -
4 cupiēns
cupiēns entis, adj. with sup. [P. of cupio], desirous, longing, eager: novarum rerum, Ta.: liberorum, Ta.: cupientissimā plebe consul factus, at the earnest desire of, S.* * *cupientis (gen.), cupientior -or -us, cupientissimus -a -um ADJdesirous, eager for, longing; anxious -
5 concupiens
concŭpĭo, ĕre, v. n., to be very desirous, to long much for; as verb finit. (late Lat.), Commod. 64, 4.—Hence, con-cŭpĭens. entis, P. a., very desirous, warmly desiring, coveting (only in the foll. exs.); with gen.: regni, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107.—With inf., Capitol. Max. 13, 3. -
6 concupio
concŭpĭo, ĕre, v. n., to be very desirous, to long much for; as verb finit. (late Lat.), Commod. 64, 4.—Hence, con-cŭpĭens. entis, P. a., very desirous, warmly desiring, coveting (only in the foll. exs.); with gen.: regni, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107.—With inf., Capitol. Max. 13, 3. -
7 cupidus
cŭpĭdus, a, um, adj. [cupio], longing, desiring, desirous, eager, in a good and bad sense, wishing, loving, fond, etc. (very freq. and class.); constr. with gen., abl., inf., in, or absol.I.In a good sense.1.Of persons.(α).With gen.:(β).ejus videndi cupidus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 12; so,huc redeundi, abeundi a milite, Vosque hic videndi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 16:redeundi domum,
id. ib. 3, 1, 3:bellandi,
Caes. B. G. 1, 2:te audiendi,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 16:valde spectandi,
id. ib. 1, 35, 162: satis faciendi rei publicae, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 1 et saep.:vitae,
Lucr. 6, 1238; Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 1:mortis,
Hor. S. 2, [p. 499] 2, 98:liberorum,
Quint. 4, 2, 42:sententiarum,
id. 5, 13, 31:pacis,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 44 et saep.— Comp.:contentionis quam veritatis,
Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 47.— Sup.:litterarum,
Nep. Cato, 3, 1:nostri,
Cic. de Or. 1, 22, 104. —With inf.:* (γ).attingere,
Prop. 1, 19, 9:moriri,
Ov. M. 14, 215.—With in and abl.:(δ).cupidus in perspiciendā cognoscendāque rerum naturā,
Cic. Off. 1, 43, 154.—Absol.:2.si quicquam cupido optantique obtigit,
Cat. 107, 1:cupidum vires Deficiunt,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 12.—Of things:II.equorum Vis cupida,
Lucr. 2, 265.—In a bad sense, passionately desiring or longing for, eager, greedy, lustful, passionate.A.In gen.1.Of persons.(α).With gen.:(β).auri,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 51; cf.pecuniae,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 8:damni,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 34:vini,
id. ib. 1, 2, 50 (not vino, v. Ritschl ad h. l.):rerum novarum, imperii,
Caes. B. G. 5, 6; cf.:rerum novarum,
id. ib. 1, 18:cujuscumque motūs novi,
Tac. H. 1, 80; and:nullius rei nisi imperii,
Nep. Reg. 2, 2:laedendi,
Quint. 5, 7, 16:maledicendi,
id. 6, 2, 16 et saep.—Absol.:2.cupidos moderatis anteferre,
Cic. Font. 14, 32 (10, 22):non esse mirandum, qui in illā re turpis aut cupidus aut petulans fuerit, hāc quoque in re eum deliquisse,
id. Inv. 2, 10, 33:emit homo cupidus (for which, just before, cupiditate incensus),
eager to purchase, id. Off. 3, 14, 59:stultus cupidusque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 24:cupidusque et amata relinquere pernix,
id. A. P. 165 al. —Of things:B.cor,
Lucr. 4, 1138; Prop. 1, 8, 29; Hor. C. 3, 14, 26 al.—In partic.1.Longing from love, pining, languishing for, loving.a.Of persons:b.neu me cupidum eo (sc. ad uxorem ducendam) impulisset,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 6:maritus,
Cat. 64, 375; Tib. 1, 8, 74; Ov. M. 4, 679:cupidi nomen amantis habe,
id. H. 3, 26.—Of things:2.simul ac cupidae mentis satiata libido est,
Cat. 64, 147; Ov. M. 11, 63; id. Am. 3, 7, 9 al.—Desirous of money, avaricious, covetous, Quint. 11, 1, 88:3.multitudo cupidorum hominum,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:homo castus ac non cupidus,
id. Sest. 43, 93; Vitr. 1, 1, 7; so in sup., Suet. Vesp. 16.—Devoted to a party, favoring any one, partial:quaestores vehementer (Verris),
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12:cupidi et irati et conjurati testes,
id. Font. 10, 21 (6, 11):judices (with infesti, invidentes),
Tac. Or. 31; cf. comp.:judex,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8;and auctor,
id. Clu. 24, 66.—Hence, cŭ-pĭdē, adv., eagerly, in a good and bad sense, zealously, passionately, vehemently, ardently, warmly, partially, etc. (freq. and class.), Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 11; Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 1; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 3; id. Rosc. Am. 18, 50; id. Phil. 2, 21, 52; Nep. Arist. 1, 4; Quint. 1, 3, 13; Cat. 63, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 100 et saep.— Comp., Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 5, 15; Liv. 3, 32, 3 al.— Sup., Caes. B. G. 1, 40; id. B. C. 2, 20; Sall. C. 40, 4 al. -
8 appetēns (ad-p-)
appetēns (ad-p-) entis, adj. with comp. and sup. [P. of appeto], striving after, eager for, desirous of: gloriae: alieni, S.: nihil est appetentius similium sui: appetentissimi honestatis. — Esp., absol, grasping, avaricious: homo. -
9 avārus
avārus adj. with comp. and sup. [1 AV-], eagerly desirous, grasping: mare, H.: venter, ravenous, H.: laudis, H.: pecuniae, Ta.: avarae Spes, too ambitious, H.: praeter laudem nullius, eager only for glory, H.: Agricola, zealous, V.—Avaricious, covetous, penurious: meretrix, T.: homo minime: quantum discordet parcus avaro, H.: in rapacitate avidior?: homo avarissime: litus, V.: Troia, O.— As subst, a miser, covetous men: Semper avarus eget, H.* * *Iavara -um, avarior -or -us, avarissimus -a -um ADJavaricious, greedy; stingy, miserly, mean; covetous, hungry forIImiser; stingy/mean/greedy person -
10 con-cupiēns
con-cupiēns entis, adj., very desirous: regni, Enn. ap. C. -
11 concupīscō
concupīscō cupīvī (sync. cupīstī, etc.), ītus, ere, inch. [com- + cupio], to long for, be very desirous of, covet, aspire to, strive after: alqd: pecuniam: haec ad insaniam: domum aut villam, S.: tribunos plebis, L.: eloquentiam, Ta.: maiora, N.: alqd tale, H.: mundum ornare: quo magis concupisceret, Ta.* * *concupiscere, concupivi, concupitus Vdesire eagerly/ardently; covet, long for; aim at; conceive a strong desire for -
12 expetēns
expetēns entis, adj. [P. of expeto], desirous, eager: in voluptatibus. -
13 per-studiōsus
per-studiōsus adj., very desirous, extremely fond: musicorum: litterarum. -
14 per-volō
per-volō voluī, —, velle, to wish greatly, be very desirous: scire ex te: alquem videre: illud pervelim, proditum falso esse, etc., L.—In tmesi: te per videre velim. -
15 adpetens
adpentis (gen.), adpentior -or -us, adpentissimus -a -um ADJeager/greedy for (w/GEN), desirous of; avaricious, greedy, covetous -
16 appetens
appetentis (gen.), appetentior -or -us, appetentissimus -a -um ADJeager/greedy for (w/GEN), desirous of; avaricious, greedy, covetous -
17 concupiens
(gen.), concupientis ADJvery desirous, warmly desiring -
18 concupio
concupere, concupivi, concupitus V TRANSdesire/wish greatly/eagerly/ardently; covet, long for, be desirous of -
19 adpeto
1.ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.solem manibus adpetere,
Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:placentam,
Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:urbem,
Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,
by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,
only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:C.peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,
Cic. Dom. 5, 13:ferro atque insidiis,
id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:umerum gladio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,
Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:morsu,
Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:ignominiis omnibus appetitis,
Cic. Quint. 31:me amor appetit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:(uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,
Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:II.ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,
id. Phil. 3, 14:inimicitias potentium appetere,
id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:amicitiam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:adulescentium familiaritates,
Sall. C. 14, 5:hereditates,
Suet. Aug. 60:divitias,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:nihil ornamentorum,
Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:alienum,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,
Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):appetitur vilis oliva,
Mart. 9, 27:pisciculos minutos, caseum,
Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;A.syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:dies adpetebat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:nox jam adpetebat,
Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:tempus anni,
id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:lux,
Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:partitudo cui appetit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:consularia comitia adpetebant,
Liv. 41, 28:adpetit finis,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:B.appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:nihil est adpetentius similium sui,
id. Lael. 14, 50:studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,
id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,
Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:2.homo non cupidus neque appetens,
Cic. Agr. 2, 8:grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.). -
20 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.
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