lūsōriē

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.