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1 nēquīquam (better than nēquicquam or nēquidquam)
nēquīquam (better than nēquicquam or nēquidquam) adv. [ne+abl. of quisquam], in vain, to no purpose, fruitlessly: et sero et nequiquam pudet: ausi transire flumen, without reason, Cs.: causas nectis inanes, V.—As an exclamation: nequiquam! L.Latin-English dictionary > nēquīquam (better than nēquicquam or nēquidquam)
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2 infructuosus
in-fructŭōsus, a, um, adj., unfruitful (post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.vites,
Col. Arb. 8, 4:cultura,
id. 11, 2, 32. —Trop., fruitless, useless:preces,
Plin. Ep. 8, 23:epistula,
Sen. Contr. 3, 19 fin.:militia,
Tac. H. 1, 51.— Adv.: infructŭōsē, fruitlessly, uselessly, Hier. Ep. 12, n. 16; Aug. Ep. 67, n. 6.— Comp., Sid. Ep. 1, 9. -
3 nequiquam
nēquīquam (so in the best MSS.; not nequicquam; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 642 sq.; Plaut. Trin. 440 Brix.; id. Most. 242 Lorenz), adv. [ne-quiquam; cf.: nequiquam significare idem quod frustra, plurimis auctorum exemplis manifestum est, Paul. ex. Fest. p. 162 fin. Müll.], in vain, to no purpose, fruitlessly:ne istuc nequiquam dixeris tam indignum dictum in me,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 108: qui ipse sibi sapiens prodesse non quit, nequiquam sapit, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 2 (Trag. v. 310 Vahl.):et sero et nequiquam pudet,
Cic. Quint. 25, 79:nequiquam alicujus auxilium implorare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 1:ut non nequiquam tantae virtutis homines judicari deberet ausos esse transire latissimum flumen,
without ground, without reason, id. B. G. 2, 27:nequiquam deus abscidit oceano terras,
to no purpose, Hor. C. 1, 3, 21:causas nequiquam nectis inanes,
Verg. A. 9, 219; id. G. 1, 403; Ov. M. 4, 78; 5, 33; 438 al.:frustra ac nequiquam,
Cat. 77, 1:sed nequiquam frustra, etc.,
App. M. 8, p. 208, 41.— Absol. in exclamation:nequiquam!
Liv. 42, 64, 4.—Esp., without punishment, with impunity:ne istuc nequiquam dixeris tam indignum dictum in me,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 108.
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