exceedingly stout

ūber, ĕris, n. [Gr. outhar; Sanscr. ūdhar; cf. O. H. Germ. uter; Engl. udder; cf. the letter B], a teat, pap, dug, udder, a breast that gives suck (mostly poet. and in post Aug. prose).

Sing., Lucr. 1, 887: lactantes ubere toto, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 103 P. (Ann. v. 71 Vahl.):

(vitula) binos alit ubere fetus,

Verg. E. 3, 30:

ut vix sustineant distentum cruribus uber,

Ov. M. 13, 826:

vituio ab ubere rapto,

id. F. 4, 459:

cum a nutricis ubere auferretur,

Suet. Tib. 6.—

Plur. (so most freq.):

saepe etiam nunc (puer) Ubera mammarum in somnis lactantia quaeret,

Lucr. 5, 885:

lactea,

Verg. G. 2, 524:

capreoli Bina die siccant ovis ubera,

id. E. 2, 42; cf.:

ad sua quisque fere decurrunt ubera lactis (agni),

Lucr. 2, 370:

lactis,

Tib. 1, 3, 46:

mammarum,

Gell. 12, 1, 7:

candens lacteus umor Uberibus manat distentis,

Lucr. 1, 259:

distenta,

Hor. Epod. 2, 46:

equina,

id. ib. 8, 8:

tenta,

id. ib. 16, 50: natos uberibus gravidis vitali rore rigabat, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 12, 20; cf.:

(Romulus) cum esset silvestris beluae sustentatus uberibus,

id. Rep. 2, 2, 4:

uberaque ebiberant avidi lactantia nati,

Ov. M. 6, 342:

sua quemque mater uberibus alit,

Tac. G. 20.—

Transf.

Of the earth, the fruitful breast, etc.:

alma tellus annuā vice mortalibus distenta musto demittit ubera,

Col. 3, 21, 3: ubera campi, id. poët. 10, 90. —

A cluster or mass in the shape of an udder, of bees hanging from trees when swarming, Pall. Jun. 7, 6 and 9.—

Richness, fruitfulness, fertility:

quique frequens herbis et fertilis ubere campus,

Verg. G. 2, 185:

divitis agri,

id. A. 7, 262:

glebae,

id. ib. 1, 531:

in denso non segnior ubere Bacchus,

id. G. 2, 275; cf.:

pecorique et vitibus almis Aptius uber erit,

id. ib. 2, 234:

vitis,

Col. 4, 27, 5:

palmitis Etrusci,

Claud. B. G. 504.

ūber, ĕris (abl. uberi;

but ubere campo,

Col. 6, 27, 1), adj [1. uber; cf. ibid. II. C.], rich in something, full, fruitful, fertile, abundant, plentiful, copious, productive (class.; syn.: ferax, fertilis, fecundus).

Lit.:

seges spicis uberibus et crebris,

Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 91:

messis,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 23:

fruges,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 5: itaque res uber fuit, antequam vastassent regiones, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 647 P.:

Umbria me genuit terris fertilis uberibus,

Prop. 1, 22, 10; cf.:

in uberi agro,

Liv. 29, 25, 12:

uber solum,

Tac. H. 5, 6:

(Neptunus) Piscatu novo me uberi compotivit,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 6:

onus,

id. Ps. 1, 2, 64; cf. Col. 6, 27: bellum, productive in booty, Just. 38, 7, 9: gravis imber et uber. copious, Lucr. 6, 290:

guttae,

id. 1, 349:

aquae,

Ov. M. 3, 31:

aqua prolluens et uber,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, 3:

rivi,

Hor. C. 2, 19, 10.— Comp.: agro bene culte nihil potest esse nec usu uberius nec specie [p. 1923] ornatius, Cic. Sen. 16, 57:

neque enim robustior aetas Ulla nec uberior (aestate),

Ov. M. 15, 208:

subtemen,

fuller, stouter, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20.— Sup.:

uberrimi laetissimique fructus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156.— With abl.:

arbor ibi niveis uberrima pomis,

Ov. M. 4, 89:

(Sulmo) gelidis uberrimus undis,

id. Tr. 4, 10, 3:

uberrimus quaestus,

the most profitable, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 22: equum nimis strigosum et male habitum, sed equitem ejus uberrimum et habitissimum viderunt, exceedingly stout, plump, or fat, Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 4, 20, 11.— With gen.:

regio cum aeris ac plumbi uberrima, tum et minio,

Just. 44, 3, 4: frugum, Att. ap. Non. 498, 6.— Absol.:

teneant uberrima Teucer Et Libys,

the most fruitful regions, Val. Fl. 1, 510.—

Trop., full, rich, copious, esp. of style and language:

hoc Periclem praestitisse ceteris dicit oratoribus Socrates, quod is Anaxagorae physici fuerit auditor, a quo censet eum uberem et fecundum fuisse,

Cic. Or. 4, 15:

motus animi, qui ad explicandum ornandumque sint uberes,

id. de Or. 1, 25, 113:

theses ad excitationem dicendi mire speciosae atque uberes,

Quint. 2, 4, 24.— Comp.:

nullus feracior in eā (philosophiā) locus est nec uberior quam de officiis,

Cic. Off. 3, 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 3, 6:

aut majore delectatione aut spe uberiore commoveri,

id. de Or. 1, 4, 13:

quis uberior in dicendo Platone?

id. Brut. 31, 121:

uberiores litterae,

id. Att. 13, 50, 1:

Catoni seni comparatus C. Gracchus plenior et uberior,

Tac. Or. 18:

haec Africanus Petreiusque pleniora etiam atque uberiora Romam ad suos perscribant,

Caes. B. C. 1, 53:

tuasque Ingenio laudes uberiore canunt,

Ov. Tr. 2, 74:

in juvenibus etiam uberiora paulo et paene periclitantia feruntur,

Quint. 11, 1, 32.— Sup.:

doctissimi homines ingeniis uberrimis adfluentes,

Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 57 (dub.;

bracketed by B. and K.): uberrima supplicationibus triumphisque provincia,

full of, id. Pis. 40, 97:

uberrimae litterae,

id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

nec decet te ornatum uberrimis artibus,

id. Brut. 97, 332:

oratorum eā aetate uberrimus erat,

Tac. A. 3, 31 fin. —Hence, adv., used only in the comp. and sup.

Lit., more fruitfully, more fully, more copiously or plentifully:

uberius nulli provenit ista seges,

Ov. P. 4, 2, 12:

flere uberius,

Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77:

mores mali quasi herba irrigua succreverunt uberrime,

most luxuriantly, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 9.—

Trop., of style, etc., copiously, fully, Quint. 10, 3, 2:

haec cum uberius disputantur et fusius,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20:

loqui (with planius),

id. Fam. 3, 11, 1:

dicere (with latius),

Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 11:

explicare (with latius),

Suet. Rhet. 1:

locus uberrime tractatus,

Cic. Div. 2, 1, 3.

vălĭdus, a, um, adj. [valeo], strong, stout, able, powerful, robust, vigorous (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cæs.; very rare in Cic.; cf. valens).

Lit.

In gen.:

quasi incudem me homines octo validi caedant,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 7:

quantus et quam validus est,

id. ib. 1, 1, 143:

lictores,

id. As. 3, 2, 29:

videmus ea, quae terra gignit, corticibus et radicibus valida servari,

Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 33:

legiones,

Lucr. 5, 1228:

leo,

id. 5, 985; 5, 1310:

tauri,

Ov. M. 7, 538; 9, 186:

lacerti,

Lucr. 4, 829; Ov. M. 9, 223:

vires,

Verg. A. 2, 50:

robur pectoris,

Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 11:

validissima forma,

Quint. 12, 10, 5:

ventus,

Lucr. 6, 137; 3, 509:

aestus,

id. 1, 300:

fulmen,

id. 6, 228:

flumen,

id. 1, 291:

pontes,

id. 1, 285:

turres,

id. 5, 1440:

tormenta,

id. 6, 329:

bipennis,

Verg. G. 4, 331:

urbs valida muris,

Liv. 1, 15, 4:

validiores munitiones,

id. 36, 17, 4; 24, 37:

praesidia,

id. 44, 35:

robustis apta materia validissima est,

the strongest, most nourishing food, Cels. 2, 18 fin. (cf. valens, A.):

ptisanae usus validissimus saluberrimusque,

Plin. 18, 7, 15, § 74.—With inf.:

pondus sustinere valida abies,

Plin. 16, 42, 81, § 222:

(canis) validus servare gregem,

Claud. in Eutrop. 1, 34.—

In partic.

Well in body, in good health, sound, healthy:

salvus atque validus,

Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 7:

jamne isti abierunt, Qui me vi cogunt, ut validus insaniam?

of sound body, Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 2:

si, ut spero, te validum videro,

Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 3:

validus male filius,

i. e. sickly, Hor. S. 2, 5, 45:

necdum ex morbo satis validus,

Liv. 3, 13, 2:

color validus,

healthy complexion, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 42.—

Of medicines, strong, powerful, active, efficacious:

medicamen,

Ov. M. 15, 533; 7, 262:

sucus,

id. ib. 7, 316:

venenum,

id. ib. 7, 123; Tac. A. 13, 15 fin.:

validissima faex aceti contra cerastas,

Plin. 23, 2, 32, § 67.—

Trop., strong, mighty, powerful, effective:

Jovi opulento, incluto... valido viripotenti,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 1:

aevi leges,

Lucr. 5, 58:

valida urbs et potens,

Cic. Rep. 2, 2, 4:

fama validissima,

Tac. A. 13, 8:

ducibus validiorem quam exercitu rem Romanam esse,

Liv. 2, 39, 2:

delecti, quibus corpus annis infirmum, ingenium sapientiā validum erat,

Sall. C. 6, 6:

mente minus validus quam corpore toto,

Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 7:

quam sit ingenio validus,

Quint. 10, 1, 62:

opibus, ingenio validus,

Tac. H. 1, 57:

vir gratiā et facundiā validus,

Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 12:

Tiberius spernendis rumoribus validus,

Tac. A. 3, 10; 4, 37:

auctor validissimus mittendi secretos nuntios,

id. ib. 6, 31:

ad Caesaris amicitiam validus,

id. ib. 6, 8:

adversus consentientis nec regem quemquam satis validum nec tyrannum fore,

Liv. 34, 49, 9:

cum validae tum breves vibrantesque sententiae,

Quint. 10, 1, 60:

validissimum genus (dicendi),

id. 12, 10, 63. —With gen.:

orandi validus,

Tac. A. 4, 21:

colonia virium et opum,

id. H. 2, 19:

aevi,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 16 fin. —Hence, advv.

vălĭdē, strongly, stoutly, vehemently, mightily, powerfully, exceedingly, very, etc. (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

ut valide tonuit!

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 10:

quam valide tonuit,

id. ib. 5, 1, 78:

fluctuat valide mare,

id. Rud. 2, 1, 14:

ne tua vox valide valet!

id. Pers. 3, 3, 22:

vostra latera loris faciam valide varia uti sint,

id. Ps. 1, 2, 12:

amare valide coepi hinc meretricem,

id. Merc. prol. 42; [p. 1956] 48.— Comp.:

validius clamare,

Phaedr. 3, 16, 6:

quo me validius cruciaret,

Quint. 6, praef. §

8: quanto validius bonos inhibet pudor quam metus,

id. 9, 2, 76:

utros peccare validius putem,

id. 10, 3, 12:

abrogant fidem validius,

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 20:

poëtae sunt molesti validius,

Phaedr. 4, epil. 9.— Sup.: validissime alicui favere, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 2, 1:

cupere,

Plin. Ep. 9, 35, 1; 3, 15, 2.—

As a reply in the affirmative, certainly, by all means, to be sure: Ca. Legirupa. Ba. Valide. Ps. Pernicies adulescentum. Ba. Acerrime, etc., Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 130; cf. v. 110.—

In a contr. form, valdē, an intens. adv., strongly, vehemently, energetically, vigorously, intensely, very, very much, exceedingly (freq. and class.; cf.: graviter, multo, bene, magnopere, etc.).

With verbs: quidquid volt, valde volt, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 1, 2:

nunc inhibere illud tuum, quod valde mihi arriserat, vehementer displicet,

Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3:

epistula tua, quae me valde levavit,

id. ib. 4, 7, 1:

de Vergilii parte valde probo,

id. ib. 13, 26, 1:

alicui valde interdicere, ut, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 39, 61:

non valde moveri,

id. ib.:

hos sermones... lacessivi numquam, sed non valde repressi,

id. Fam. 3, 8, 7:

litteras tuas valde exspecto,

id. ib. 16, 19:

ille se profecisse sciat, cui Cicero valde placebit,

Quint. 10, 1, 112.—Strengthened by nimis:

tu vero eum nec nimis valde umquam nec nimis saepe laudaveris,

Cic. Leg. 3, 1, 1.—By tam:

hoc est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,

Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 31:

nil mihi tam valde placeat, quod, etc.,

Cat. 68, 77:

quem tam diu tamque valde timuissent,

Nep. Eum. 11, 2:

de remedio non tam valde laboro,

Petr. 17.—By quam:

vosmet videte, quam mihi valde placuerit,

Plaut. Merc. prol. 103:

quam valde universi admurmuraverint,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41: significare quam valde probetis ea, quae, etc., Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, C, 1.—

With adjectives:

magistratus valde lenes et remissi,

Cic. Rep. 1, 43, 66:

aetas valde longa,

id. ib. 1, 37, 58:

exspectatio valde magna,

id. Fam. 15, 17, 3:

cui me praeripere desponsam laudem, valde est iniquum,

id. Har. Resp. 3, 6:

homo et acutus, ut Poenus, et valde studiosus ac diligens,

id. Ac. 2, 31, 98:

mala valde est Bestia,

Cat. 69, 7:

quoties verbum verbo aut non dissimile valde quaeritur,

Quint. 9, 3, 75.—With tam:

quasi vero quicquam sit tam valde, quam nihil sapere, vulgare,

Cic. Div. 2, 39, 81.—With quam: nam suos valde quam paucos habet, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 3.—

With adverbs: insanum valde uterque deamat, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 26:

valde vehementer et libere dicere,

Cic. Att. 14, 1, 2:

illud valde graviter tulerunt,

id. ib. 1, 17, 8:

rem valde bene gerere,

id. Fam. 1, 8, 7:

valde multum,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 9.—

Comp. (rare; cf.

valide, supra): novit me valdius ipso,

Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 6:

valdius oblectat populum,

id. A. P. 321.—

Sup.:

quos valdissime diligunt,

Sen. Brev. Vit. 8, 4.—

As a strongly confirmative reply, yes, certainly: Ca. Meam tu amicam vendidisti? Ba. Valde, viginti minis, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 110.