formīdulōsus or formīdolōsus

formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.

formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.

formīdolōsus (formīdulōsus), a, um (2. formido), I) neutr. sich grausend, scheuend, scheu, Ter. u.a.: v. Tieren, equus fiet formidolosus et contumax, Sen.: boves ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi, Col. – m. folg. Genet., formidolosior hostium, noch scheuer (furchtsamer) vor dem Feind, Tac. ann. 1, 62. – II) act. Grausen ( Furcht) erregend, grausenhaft, grausig, furchtbar, Cic., Sall. u.a.: bellum formidolosissimum, Cic.

formīdŭlōsus ( formīdŏlōsus, v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 145), a, um, adj. [2. formido], full of fear, fearful.

Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.):

nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,

Sall. C. 55, 13:

hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,

id. C. 2, 17, 18:

herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35:

facinus,

id. Am. 5, 1, 65:

dubia et formidulosa tempora,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:

formidulosissimum bellum,

id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62:

in vulgus,

Tac. A. 1, 76.—

Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare;

not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,

Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3:

num formidolosus, obsecro, es?

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.:

(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,

Col. 6, 2, 14:

equus,

Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.:

exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,

Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse.

Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—

Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.