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    mediocris e, adj.    [medius], of middling size, medium, middling, moderate, ordinary: castellum, S.: spatium, Cs.: lacum mediocris aquae prospexit (i. e. mediocrem), O.—Fig., moderate, mean, mediocre, inferior, inconsiderable: oratores: homines: poëta, H.: amicitia: artes: ingenium: excusare... mediocris est animi, narrow, Cs.: ut mediocris Iacturae te mergat onus, Iu.: primo mediocria gerebat, S.—With neg, not insignificant, not common, superior, extraordinary: non mediocris animus, i. e. ardent, S.: haud mediocris vir: non mediocris diligentia, Cs.

    mediocritās ātis, f    [mediocris], a middle state, medium, mean, moderateness, moderation: quae est inter nimium et parum: Aurea, H.: cum omnis virtus sit mediocritas (of style): mediocritates illi probabant, moderate passions.—Moderate <*>dowment, mediocrity: in dicendo: mea ingeni.

    medius adj.    [MED-], in the middle, in the midst, mid, mean, middle: mundi locus: tempus: solio medius consedit, in the middle, V.: medius Polluce et Castore ponar, between, O.: medios ignīs testor, i. e. on the altar between us, V.: medium turba Hunc habet, surrounds, V.: Discessere omnes medii, from the midst, V.: caelestes medio Iove sedent, O.: medium ostendere unguem, point with the middle finger, Iu.: cum inter bellum et pacem medium nihil sit, no middle course: locus medius regionum earum, half-way between, Cs.: locus medius iuguli summique lacerti, between, O.: medius ex tribus, S.: in foro medio, in the middle of the forum: in mediis aedibus: de mediā nocte, midnight, Cs.: mediā aestate, at midsummer: medios dilapsus in hostīs, V.: Phoebus, the sun at noon, O.: (illum) medium adripere, by the middle, T.: iuvenem medium complectitur, L.—Fig., of the middle, middling, medial, moderate: aetatis mediae vir, of middle age, Ph.: nihil medium, sed inmensa omnia volventes animo, L.: gratia non media, extraordinary, L.: ingenium, Ta.: sermones, common, O.— Undetermined, undecided, neutral: medium quendam cursum tenere: medios esse: responsum, ambiguous, L.— Indifferent, not imperative: officium (opp. perfectum).— Intermediate: medium erat in Anco ingenium, et Numae et Romuli memor, like each some respects, L.: consilium, avoiding both extremes, L.— Central, intimate, profound, essential: quae sunt ex mediā laude iustitiae, essential claims to honor: in medio maerore et dolore, buried in: in medio ardore belli, L.: media inter pocula, Iu.: Pacis eras mediusque belli, equally ready for, H.—As subst m., a mediator: paci medium se offert, V. I II

    misericors cordis, adj. with comp.    [misereo+ cor], tender-hearted, pitiful, compassionate, merciful: in suos: in re: in furibus aerari, S.: animus: in illā victoriā quis P. Sullā misericordior inventus est?: mendacium, charitable.—Mean, pitiful: iracundi aut misericordes.

    modicus adj.    [modus], in proper measure, moderate, modest, temperate: potiones: severitas: corpus (historiae), of a tolerable size: strepitus, O.: modici munera Liberi, i. e. moderation in drink, H.: animus domi, unassuming, S.: voluptatum, in pleasures, Ta.— Middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small: modicis regni terminis uti: ea, valde et modica et inlustria sunt, few in number: Graecis hoc modicum est, not frequent: pecunia, little: rem pateris modicam, a trifling affliction, Iu.: amici, humble, Iu.—As subst n., a little: modico contentus, Iu. I II

    nempe conj.    [nam+-pe].—In an assertion offered as indisputable, certainly, without doubt, assuredly, of course, as everybody knows: quos ego orno? Nempe eos, qui, etc.: Nempe incomposito dixi pede currere versūs Lucili, H.: Nempe omnia haec nunc verba huc redeunt denique, T.: pater est mihi nempe biformis, O.—In a question as to the meaning of something already said, I suppose, you mean, I am to understand: Da. Davus sum, non Oedipus. Si. Nempe ergo aperte vis me loqui? T.: nempe negas ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem?—In a reply, certainly, obviously, of course: Ch. Nostin hanc? An novi, nempe opinor, T.: Pompei tertius consulatus in quibus actis constitit? Nempe in legibus.—In a concession, certainly, indeed, no doubt: nempe Vir bonus et prudens dici delector, H.: scimus nempe; haeremus nihilo minus.—Ironically, forsooth, to be sure, I suppose: at avus nobilis. Tuditanus nempe ille, etc.: nempe ruberes, Viveret si quis, etc., H.

    obscūrus adj. with comp. and sup.    [1 SCV-], dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure: umbra, C. poët.: lucus, V.: antrum, O.: tabernae, H.: lux, L.: lumen, darkness visible, S.: caelum, H.: ferrugo, black, V.: dentes, black, Iu.: aquae, i. e. turbid, O.—As subst n., the dark, darkness, obscurity: sub obscurum noctis, V.—Poet.: Ibant obscuri, in the dark, V.—Fig., dark, obscure, dim, indistinct, unintelligible: brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio, H.: ius: spes, uncertain: Rem nulli obscuram Consulis, V.: videre res obscurissimas: (causae) multo obscuriores, i. e. intricate.—Plur. n. as subst: Obscuris vera involvens, V.—Not known, unknown, not recognized: est populo obscurior, not so well known: Pallas, i. e. disguised, O.: non obscurum est, quid cogitaret, hard to discern: neque est obscurum, quin, etc., it is plain that.—Obscure, ignoble, mean, low: istorum diligentia, plodding, T.: in barbaris nomen obscurius, Cs.: fama est obscurior annis, by time, V.: obscuro loco natus, of an ignoble family: obscuris orti maioribus, from insignificant ancestors.—As subst n.: in obscuro vitam habere, S.—Close, secret, reserved: homo: modestus Occupat obscuri speciem, H.: vates, i. e. the Sphinx, O.: adversus alios, Ta.: Domitiani natura obscurior, Ta.

    obsolētus adj. with comp.    [P. of obsolesco], old, worn out, thrown off: erat veste obsoletā, L.: esse vestitu obsoletiore: homo, shabby: tectum, ruinous, H.: verba, obsolete.—Common, ordinary, poor, mean, low: crimina: ex victoriā gaudia, L.: O nec paternis obsoleta sordibus, H.: obsoletior oratio, a too negligent style.

    parvus adj. (for comp. and sup., see minor, minimus)    [PAV-].—Of magnitude, little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable: argenti pondus, S.: pisciculi: haec parva et infirma sunt: parva componere magnis, V.—Of stature, small, short, little, young: liberi, S.: salutaria appetant parvi, the little ones: soror, T.: virgo, Ct.: operosa parvus Carmina fingo, a little man, H.: a parvis didicimus, etc., in childhood: puer in domo a parvo eductus, from infancy, L.—Of time, short, brief: parvae consuetudinis Causa, T.—Of extent or importance, little, insignificant, trifling, small, petty, unimportant: causa, T.: res: merces, H.: detrimentum, Cs.: pericula, Ta.: onus parvis animis et parvo corpore maius, H.: hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli, both small and great, H.— Of value or price, little, small, low, mean, vile: opera parvi preti, T.: Nil parvom loquar, H.: pretio parvo vendere.—As subst n., a little, trifle: parvo contentus, with little: vivitur parvo bene, H.: ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur, a very little more, L.—Esp., in gen. or abl. of price: Sed parvi pendo, little I care, T.: parvi sunt foris arma, of little value: parvi refert abs te ius dici diligenter, nisi, etc., it matters little: quia parvi id duceret, cared little for: quanti emptus? parvo, H.

    plēbēius (trisyl.), adj.    [plebs], of the common people, of the populace, plebeian: familiae: consul, L.: ludi, celebrating the freedom of the commonalty, L.: Deciorum animae, Iu.—As subst m. and f: hi plebei fuerunt: si plebeiam patricius duxerit, L.— Plebeian, common, vulgar, mean, low: philosophi: sermo.

    prōiectus adj.    [P. of proicio], stretched out, extended, jutting out, projecting: urbs in altum: saxa, V.— Prostrate, outstretched: ego in antro, V. —Fig., prominent, conspicuous: audacia: cupiditas.— Inclined, addicted, prone: homo ad audendum.— Abject, mean, base, contemptible: consulare imperium, L.: proiectā vilior algā, V.— Downcast: voltus, Ta.—As subst m.: Vix duo proiecto tulistis opem, to the castaway, O.

    prōmiscus adj.    [pro+MIC-], in common, indiscriminate, promiscuous: usus rerum omnium, L.—As subst n.: nec arma in promisco, i. e. in every man's hands, Ta.— Common, mean: promisca ac vilia mercari, Ta.

    pusillus adj. dim.    [pūsus, boy; 3 PV-], very little, very small, petty, insignificant: testis: terra homines nunc educat pusillos, Iu.: villula: libelli: alqs, H.: habuimus in Cumano quasi pusillam Romam.—As subst n., a very little, trifle: nactus pusillum laxamenti.—Fig., little, small, petty, paltry, pitiful: animus: pusilli animi, timidity, H.: causa, trifling, O.: causidicus, Iu.

    quaerō sīvī, sītus, ere    [QVAES-], to seek, look for: quaerenti (deae) defuit orbis, O.: te ipsum quaerebam, was looking for, T.: suos notos, Cs.: ab ostio quaerens Ennium, asking for: cum praetor quaereretur: quem quaeritis, adsum, V.: liberi ad necem quaerebantur: escam in sterquilinio, Ph.: per imas Quaerit iter vallīs (Ufens), V.: cauda colubrae... moriens dominae vestigia quaerit, O.— To seek to obtain, look for, strive for, seek: sibi alium imperatorem, S.: in regnum quaeritur heres, V.: milites ducem quaerentes: in eum invidia quaesita est, i. e. prejudice is excited: ad ornatum ludorum aurum: regia potestas hac lege quaeritur: ne quaeratur latebra periurio: voce pericula, provoke, O.: defensorem suae salutis eum.—With inf, to seek, strive, endeavor, ask: ne quaere doceri Quam poenam, etc., V.: Antequam... speciosa quaero Pascere tigrīs, i. e. let me rather, H.: classibus advehebantur, qui mutare sedes quaerebant, Ta.— To strive to gain, earn, win by effort, acquire: Conserva, quaere, parce, T.: Quaerit ac timet uti, H.: victum volgo, T.: confiteri sibi quaesito opus esse, that he must earn something.—To feel the want of, miss, lack: Siciliam in uberrimā Siciliae parte: ne ille saepe Persas et Indos quaesisset, L.: quaerit Boeotia Dircen, O.— To ask, desire, require, demand, need, call for: quid sibi hic vestitus quaerit? i. e. what do you mean by? T.: collis pauca munimenta quaerebat, S.: qui tumultus dictatoriam maiestatem quaesisset, made necessary, L.: nego esse quicquam, quod cuiusquam oratoris eloquentiam quaereret: quaeris ut suscipiam cogitationem, quidnam istis agendum putem.—Fig., to seek mentally, think over, meditate, aim at, plan, devise, find: consilium, T.: quonam modo maxime ulti sanguinem nostrum pereamus, S.: remedium: rationes eas, quae ex coniecturā pendent.— To seek to learn, make inquiry, ask, inquire, interrogate: item alio die Quaerebam, T.: quaerendo cognoveram: vide, quaere, circumspice!: quaesiturus, unum caelum esset an innumerabilia: Naturā fieret laudabile carmen, an arte, Quaesitum est, has been made a question, H.: cum ab iis saepius quaereret, made inquiries, Cs.: quaero abs te nunc, Hortensi, cum, etc.: quaesivit a medicis, quem a modum se haberet, N.: quaero de te, num, etc.: Cura tibi de quo quaerere nulla fuit, O.: in dominos quaeri de servis iniquom est, i. e. to examine under torture: quaerit ex solo ea, quae, etc., Cs.: habes, quod ex me quaesisti.— To examine, inquire into, make inquiry, investigate: coëgit consules circa fora proficisci ibique quaerere, L.: hunc abduce, vinci, quaere rem, T.: scrutatus sum quae potui et quaesivi omnia: rem illam: quorum de naturā Caesar cum quaereret, sic reperiebat, Cs.—Esp., of judicial investigation: de pecuniis repetundis: dum de patris morte quaereretur: ut veteribus legibus, tantum modo extra ordinem, quaereretur, the investigation should be made.—In parenthet. clauses, to inquire, consider: omnino, si quaeris, ludi apparatissimi: noli quaerere: ita mihi pulcher hic dies visus est, in short: si verum quaeritis, to speak the truth: si verum quaerimus.

    quasillum ī, n    [qualum], a wool-basket: inter quasilla, i. e. in the spinning-room: Scortum quasillo pressum, i. e. low, mean, Tb., Pr.

    rēpō rēpsī, rēptus, ere    [SERP-], to creep, crawl: inter saxa cochleae, S.: nitedula, H.: quā unus homo inermis vix poterat repere, N.—Fig.: sermones Repentes per humum, grovelling, mean, H.

    sentiō sēnsī (2d pers. sēnstī, T.), sēnsus, īre    [SENT-], to discern by sense, feel, hear, see, perceive, be sensible of: ita, ut ne vicini quidem sentiant: suavitatem cibi: famem, L.: corporis aegri vitia, Cu.: posse prius ad angustias veniri, quam sentiretur, before they should be observed, Cs.— To perceive, feel the effects of, feel, experience, suffer, undergo, endure: iste tuus ipse sentiet Posterius, T.: quid ipse ad Avaricum sensisset, etc., Cs.: quae quisque sensisset, inquirere, L.: civitatum damna ac detrimenta: Tecum Philippos et celerem fugam Sensi, H.: rerum omnium inopiam, L.: lassitudo et sitis iam sentiebatur, L.: sentiat, Quos attemptarit, Ph.: in hac urbe esse consules vigilantes: transitum exercitūs ager senserat, had been wasted by, L.: nec pestilentem sentiet Africum Fecunda vitis, H.—Fig., to feel, perceive, discern, understand, observe, notice: mentes sapientium cum ex corpore excessissent sentire ac vigere, L.: non ut dictum est, in eo genere intellegitur, sed ut sensum est: hostes de profectione eorum senserunt, became aware of their retreat, Cs.: Primus sentio mala nostra, T.: numquam illum offendi, quod quidem senserim, as far as I have observed: praesentia numina sentit, H.: nec inania Tartara sentit, i. e. does not enter, O.: patere tua consilia non sentis?: postquam nihil esse pericli Sensimus, H.: si quid est in me ingeni, quod sentio quam sit exiguum: Sensere, quid mens rite posset, H.: sensit medios delapsus in hostis, V.—Of a state of mind, to feel, experience: quod sensum habeat, id necesse est sentiat voluptatem: victoriae tantae gaudium sentire, L.— To think, deem, judge, imagine, suppose, be of opinion, believe, mean: optime sentientes centuriones, i. e. most patriotic: sic interpretor sensisse maiores nostros: iocansne an ita sentiens, i. e. in earnest: cum illis, agree in opinion: ne iste haud mecum sensit, T.: qui aliunde stet, aliunde sentiat, i. e. acts on one side, while his convictions are with the other, L.: nec iam aliter sentire, quin viderentur, etc., and were fully convinced that, etc., Cs.: Caesarem non eadem de re p. sensisse quae me scio: de dis immortalibus vera: te esse huic rei caput, T.: voluptatem hanc esse sentiunt omnes: talem solemus sentire bonum civem<*> cum de illo genere rei p. quae sentio dixero: alquid gravius de vobis, Cs.: de re p. praeclara: postea quam ex nocturno fremitu de profectione senserunt, i. e. were aware, Cs.— To give an opinion, vote, declare, decide: in senatu libere: quae volt Hortensius omnia dicat et sentiat.

    sonō uī, itus (P. fut. sonātūrus, H.), āre    [sonus], to make a noise, sound, resound: in occultis templi tympana sonuerunt, Cs.: nunc mare, nunc siluae Aquilone sonant, H.: omnia passim mulierum puerorumque... ploratibus, L.: displosa sonat vesica, H.: mugitibus sonant ripae, echo, V. — To speak, sound, utter, express: subagreste quiddam, speak: Ille sonat raucum, O.: nec vox hominem sonat, i. e. bespeak a human being, V.: furem sonuere invenci, betrayed, Pr.— To cry out, call, celebrate, sing, cause to resound: Sonante mixtum tibiis carmen lyrā, H.: te carmina nostra sonabunt, praise, O.: Tale sonat populus, cries out, O.: atavos sonans, i. e. vaunting, V.— To mean, express, signify: unum sonare, i. e. agree in meaning: quā deterius nec Ille sonat, Iu.: non intellegere, quid sonet haec vox voluptatis, means. I II

    sordidulus adj. dim.    [sordidus], soiled, smutched: toga, Iu.

    submissus (summ-) adj. with comp.    [P. of submitto], let down, lowered, low: stantibus primis, secundis summissioribus, stooping lower, L.: Summisso humiles intrarunt vertice postīs, O.—Fig., of speech, low, soft, gentle, calm, composed, moderate: dicere summissā (voce) leniter: forma summissi oratoris.—Of character, humble, submissive: Submissi petimus terram, V.— Low, mean, grovelling, abject: ne quid submissum faciamus.