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diffidently

  • 1 diffīdenter

        diffīdenter    [diffidens], distrustfully, diffidently: diffidenter attingere aliquid: agere, L.

    Latin-English dictionary > diffīdenter

  • 2 diffido

    dif-fīdo, fīsus (post-class. perf. diffidi), 3, v. n., to distrust; to be diffident or distrustful, to despair (freq. and class.).
    (α).
    With dat. (so most freq.):

    eum potius (corrupisse), qui sibi aliqua ratione diffideret, quam eum, qui omni ratione confideret,

    Cic. Clu. 23, 63:

    sibi,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 82; Cic. Prov. Cons. 16, 38:

    memoriae alicujus,

    id. Part. Or. 17, 59:

    sibi patriaeque,

    Sall. C. 31, 3:

    suis rebus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 41, 5:

    veteri exercitui,

    Sall. J. 52, 6; 32, 5; 46, 1;

    75, 1: suae atque omnium saluti,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 38, 2:

    summae rei,

    id. B. C. 3, 94 fin.:

    perpetuitati bonorum,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86:

    ingenio meo,

    id. Mur. 30, 63:

    huic sententiae,

    id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3: prudentiae tuae, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 6:

    rei publicae,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 3:

    illis (viris),

    Ov. H. 10, 97:

    caelestibus monitis,

    id. M. 1, 397 et saep.— Pass. impers.:

    cur M. Valerio non diffideretur,

    Liv. 24, 8; so Tac. A. 15, 4.—
    (β).
    With a dependent clause:

    antiquissimi invenire se posse, quod cuperent, diffisi sint,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 3; id. Quint. 24, 77; id. Or. 1, 3; 28, 97; Caes. B. G. 6, 36; Quint. 10, 1, 126 al.; cf.:

    quos diffidas sanos facere, facies,

    Cato R. R. 157, 13:

    quem manu superare posse diffiderent,

    Nep. Alcib. 10, 4.—
    * (γ).
    With ne:

    ne terras aeterna teneret,

    Lucr. 5, 980.—
    (δ).
    Rarely with abl. (after the analogy of fido and confido):

    diffisus occasione,

    Suet. Caes. 3 Burm. and Oud.; so,

    paucitate suorum,

    Front. Strat. 1, 8, 5 Oud.:

    paucitate cohortium (al. paucitati),

    Tac. H. 2, 23:

    potestate,

    Lact. 5, 20 (also Caes. B. C. 1, 12, 2, several good MSS. have voluntate; and id. ib. 3, 97, 2: eo loco, v. Oud. on the former pass.).—
    (ε).
    Absol.:

    (facis) ex confidente actutum diffidentem denuo,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 15:

    jacet, diffidit, abjecit hastas,

    Cic. Mur. 21, 45:

    ita graviter aeger, ut omnes medici diffiderent. id, Div. 1, 25, 53: de Othone, diffido,

    id. Att. 12, 43, 2 al. —Hence, diffīdens, entis, P. a., without self-confidence, diffident, anxious, Suet. Claud. 35; id. Tib. 65. — Adv.: diffīdenter, without self-confidence, diffidently (very rare): timide et diffidenter attingere aliquid, * Cic. Clu. 1, 1:

    agere,

    Liv. 32, 21, 8:

    incedere,

    Amm. 26, 7, 13.— Comp.:

    timidius ac diffidentius bella ingredi,

    Just. 38, 7, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > diffido

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  • diffidently — adverb /ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/ In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself. The author too keenly feels that he has no further claims than these, and he therefore most diffidently asks for his work the indulgence of his readers. Syn: bashfully …   Wiktionary

  • diffidently — diffident ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in self confidence. DERIVATIVES diffidence noun diffidently adverb. ORIGIN Latin, from diffidere fail to trust …   English terms dictionary

  • diffidently — adverb in a diffident manner (Freq. 1) Oh, well, he shrugged diffidently, I like the work. • Derived from adjective: ↑diffident …   Useful english dictionary

  • diffidently — adverb see diffident …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • diffidently — See diffident. * * * …   Universalium

  • diffidently — adv. shyly, timidly, unassertively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • diffidently — dif·fi·dent·ly …   English syllables

  • diffident — diffidently, adv. diffidentness, n. /dif i deuhnt/, adj. 1. lacking confidence in one s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. 2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. 3. Archaic. distrustful. [1425 75; late ME < L diffident (s. of …   Universalium

  • diffident — [[t]dɪ̱fɪdənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people. John was as bouncy and ebullient as Helen was diffident and reserved. Derived words: diffidence… …   English dictionary

  • diffident — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin diffident , diffidens, present participle of diffidere to distrust, from dis + fidere to trust more at bide Date: 15th century 1. hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self confidence 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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