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  • 1 agilis

        agilis e, adj.    [1 AG-], nimble, quick, agile, lively, prompt: Cyllenius, O.: agilis fio, a business man, H.: Quae circumvolitas agilis thyma? H.: remus, O.: rota, O.
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    agile, agilior -or -us, agilissimus -a -um ADJ
    agile, nimble, quick, swift; alert (mind), active; energetic, busy; rousing

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  • 2 levis

        levis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 LEG-]. —Of weight, light, not heavy: terra, light soil, V.: levis armaturae Numidae, light-armed, Cs.: miles, L.: nudi, aut sagulo leves, lightly clad, Ta.: Per levīs populos, shades, O.: virgāque levem coerces Aureā turbam, H.—Of digestion, light, easy to digest: malvae, H.—Of motion, light, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid: venti, O.: pollex, O.: ad motūs leviores, N.: Messapus cursu, V.: Quaere modos leviore plectro, gayer, H.: hora, fleeting, O.— Slight, trifling, small: Ignis, O.: tactus, gentle, O.: querellae, O.—Fig., without weight, of no consequence, light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty: labores, T.: haec leviora fortasse: verba: auditio, unfounded report, Cs.: cui res et pecunia levissima fuit, insignificant: proelium, skirmish, Cs.: leviore de causā, Cs.: praecordia levibus flagrantia causis, Iu.: versūs, H.: Flebis levis, neglected, H.: rati, leviorem futurum apud patres reum, L.— Easy, light: non est leve Observare, no easy matter, Iu.: quidquid levius putaris, easier, Iu.: leviora tolli Pergama, H.—Of character, light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, untrustworthy, false: mulieres sunt levi sententiā, T.: homo: tu levior cortice, H.: iudices: quid levius aut turpius, Cs.: auctor, L.: spes, empty, H.— Light, not severe, mild, gentle, pleasant: alquos leviore nomine appellare: audire leviora, milder reproaches, H.: eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est, mildest, L.: Sithoniis non levis Euhius, i. e. hostile, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 3 pernīx

        pernīx īcis, adj.    [per+CNI-], persistent, persevering: iacet (taurus) instrato saxa cubili, V.— Nimble, brisk, active, agile, quick, swift, fleet: corpora exercitatione, L.: virgo pernicibus ignea plantis, V.: puella, Ct.: amata relinquere, H.
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    (gen.), pernicis ADJ
    persistent, preserving; nimble, brisk, active, agile, quick, swift, fleet

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  • 4 levis

    1.
    lĕvis, e, adj. [for leg-vis; Sanscr. laghu-s, little; cf. O. H. Germ. ring-i; Germ. gering; Gr. elachus], light in weight, not heavy (opp. gravis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    leviora corpora (opp. graviora),

    Lucr. 2, 227:

    aether,

    id. 5, 459:

    aura,

    id. 3, 196:

    levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    stipulae,

    Verg. G. 1, 289: armatura, light armor:

    levis armaturae Numidae,

    the light-armed Numidians, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; also, by metonymy, lightarmed troops; v. armatura, and cf.:

    sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio,

    Cic. Div. 2, 10 fin.; so,

    miles,

    a light-armed soldier, Liv. 8, 8; cf.

    of clothing: nudi, aut sagulo leves,

    Tac. G. 6:

    flebis in solo levis angiportu,

    Hor. C. 1, 25, 10.—Of the earth upon the dead:

    terraque securae sit super ossa levis,

    Tib. 2, 4, 50;

    esp. freq. on tombstones: sit tibi terra levis (abbreviated, S. T. T. L.): per leves populos,

    the shades, bodiless persons, Ov. M. 10, 14:

    virgaque levem coerces aurea turbam,

    Hor. C. 1, 10, 18.— Poet. with inf.: fessis leviora tolli Pergama Grais, a lighter burden, i. e. easier to be destroyed, Hor. C. 2, 4, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Light of digestion, easy to digest (mostly poet. and post-Aug.):

    quae in aqua degunt, leviorem cibum praestant. Inter domesticas quadrupedes levissima suilla est, gravissima bubula,

    lightest of digestion, Cels. 1, 18:

    leves malvae,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 16 (cf.:

    gravi Malvae salubres corpori,

    id. Epod. 2, 57).—
    2.
    Light in motion, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid (syn.:

    agilis, alacer, pernix): ipsa (diva) levi fecit volitantem flamine currum (i. e. Argo),

    a quick, favorable wind, Cat. 64, 9; cf.:

    leves venti,

    Ov. M. 15, 346:

    flatus,

    Sil. 15, 162:

    currus,

    light, swift, Ov. M. 2, 150:

    levi deducens pollice filum,

    light, nimble, id. ib. 4, 36; so,

    pollex,

    id. ib. 6, 22:

    saltus,

    id. ib. 7, 767;

    3, 599: peltam pro parma fecit, ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores,

    Nep. Iphicr. 1:

    Messapus levis cursu,

    Verg. A. 12, 489:

    leves Parthi,

    id. G. 4, 314:

    equus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 389:

    Nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 31:

    quaere modos leviore plectro,

    nimbler, gayer, id. ib. 2, 1, 40:

    et levis erecta consurgit ad oscula plantā,

    Juv. 6, 507.—With inf. ( poet.):

    omnes ire leves,

    Sil. 16, 488:

    exsultare levis,

    id. 10, 605:

    levior discurrere,

    id. 4, 549:

    nullo levis terrore moveri,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 514:

    hora,

    fleeting, Ov. M. 15, 181:

    terra,

    light, thin soil, Verg. G. 2, 92:

    et ubi montana (loca) quod leviora et ideo salubriora,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3;

    so (opp graviora),

    id. ib. —
    3.
    Slight, trifling, small (mostly poet.): ignis, Ov. M. 3, 488:

    tactus,

    a slight, gentle touch, id. ib. 4, 180:

    strepitus,

    id. ib. 7, 840:

    stridor,

    id. ib. 4, 413.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Without weight, i. e. of no consequence; hence, in gen., light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty, easy (class.):

    nunquam erit alienis gravis qui suis se concinnat levem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 58:

    grave est nomen imperii atque id etiam in levi persona pertimescitur,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 45:

    leve et infirmum,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt;

    ad motum animi... leviora,

    id. Deiot. 2, 5:

    quod alia quaedam inania et levia conquiras,

    id. Planc. 26, 63:

    auditio,

    a light, unfounded report, Caes. B. G. 7, 42:

    cui res et pecunia levissima et existimatio sanctissima fuit semper,

    something very insignificant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:

    dolor,

    id. Fin. 1, 12, 40:

    proelium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36:

    periculum,

    id. B. C. 3, 26:

    in aliquem merita,

    id. ib. 2, 32, 10:

    leviore de causa,

    id. B. G. 7, 4 fin.:

    praecordia levibus flagrantia causis,

    Juv. 13, 182:

    effutire leves indigna tragoedia versus,

    Hor. A. P. 231.—As subst.:

    in levi habitum,

    was made little of, was regarded as a trifle, Tac. H. 2, 21; id. A. 3, 54:

    levia sed nimium queror,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 63:

    quid leviora loquor? Petr. poët. 134, 12: non est leve tot puerorum observare manus,

    no easy matter, Juv. 7, 240:

    quidquid levius putaris,

    easier, id. 10, 344.—
    (β).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    opum levior,

    Sil. 2, 102.—
    B.
    In disposition or character.
    1.
    Light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false:

    homo levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    ne me leviorem erga te putes,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 34:

    tu levior cortice,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 22:

    vitium levium hominum atque fallacium,

    Cic. Lael. 25, 91:

    quidam saepe in parva pecunia perspiciuntur quam sint leves,

    id. ib. 17, 63:

    leves ac nummarii judices,

    id. Clu. 28, 75:

    sit precor illa levis,

    Tib. 1, 6, 56:

    levi brachio aliquid agere,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6:

    quid levius aut turpius,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.:

    auctor,

    Liv. 5, 15:

    leves amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 100:

    spes,

    vain, empty, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

    leviores mores,

    Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12.—
    2.
    Mild, gentle, pleasant (rare):

    quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93; and:

    levior reprehensio,

    id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:

    tandem eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est,

    the gentlest, mildest, Liv. 5, 23 fin.:

    nec leves somnos timor aut cupido Sordidus aufert,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 15; id. Epod. 2, 28:

    exsilium,

    mild, tolerable, Suet. Aug. 51.—Hence, adv.: lĕ-vĭter, lightly, not heavily.
    1.
    Lit. (rare):

    armati,

    light-armed, Curt. 4, 13.—Of the blow of a weapon:

    levius casura pila sperabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Slightly, a little, not much, somewhat:

    leviter densae nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 248:

    inflexum bacillum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:

    genae leviter eminentes (al. leniter),

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    qui (medici) leviter aegrotantes leniter curant, gravioribus autem morbis, etc.,

    id. Off. 1, 24, 83:

    saucius,

    id. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    non leviter lucra liguriens,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:

    agnoscere aliquid,

    id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:

    eruditus,

    id. de Or. 3, 6, 24.— Comp.:

    quanto constantior idem In vitiis, tanto levius miser,

    so much less, Hor. S. 2, 7, 18:

    dolere,

    Ov. P. 1, 9, 30.— Sup.:

    ut levissime dicam,

    to express it in the mildest manner, Cic. Cat. 3, 7 fin. —
    b.
    Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity:

    id eo levius ferendum est, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2; cf.:

    sed levissime feram, si, etc.,

    id. Prov. Cons. 20, 47; Liv. 29, 9.— Comp.:

    levius torquetis Arachne,

    more dexterously, Juv. 2, 56.
    2.
    lēvis (erroneously laevis), e, adj. [Gr. leios, leuros], smooth, smoothed, not rough, opp. asper (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    corpuscula quaedam levia, alia aspera, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:

    in locis (spectatur): leves an asperi,

    id. Part. Or. 10, 36:

    Deus levem eum (mundum) fecit et undique aequabilem,

    id. Univ. 6:

    pocula,

    smooth, shining, Verg. A. 5, 91:

    pharetrae,

    id. ib. 5, 558:

    brassica,

    Cato, R. R. 15, 7:

    levissima corpora,

    Lucr. 4, 659:

    coma pectine levis,

    Ov. M. 12, 409:

    nascunturque leves per digitos umerosque plumae,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 11:

    levior assiduo detritis aequore conchis,

    Ov. M. 13, 792: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed (cf. pumicatus), Juv. 9, 95.— Poet.: levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix, slippery, [p. 1055] Verg. A. 5, 328:

    levis Juventas ( = imberbis),

    smooth, without hair, beardless, Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; so,

    ora,

    Tib. 1, 9 (8), 31:

    crura,

    Juv. 8, 115:

    sponsus,

    id. 3, 111:

    caput,

    id. 10, 199; 2, 12; hence, also, poet. for youthful, delicate, beautiful:

    pectus,

    Verg. A. 11, 40:

    frons,

    id. E. 6, 51:

    umeri,

    id. A. 7, 815:

    colla,

    Ov. M. 10, 698.—Also, finely dressed, spruce, effeminate:

    vir,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 437; Pers. 1, 82: argentum, smooth, not engraved or chased, Juv. 14, 62.—In neutr. absol.:

    externi ne quid valeat per leve morari,

    smoothness, Hor. S. 2, 7, 87; so,

    per leve,

    Pers. 1, 64:

    per levia,

    Aus. Idyll. 16, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., rubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft (rare), Scrib. Comp. 228; Cels. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smooth, flowing (rare but class.):

    oratio (opp. aspera),

    Cic. Or. 5 fin.; so,

    levis verborum concursus (opp. asper),

    id. de Or. 3, 43, 171:

    levis et aspera (vox),

    Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    levis et quadrata compositio,

    id. 2, 5, 9:

    levia ac nitida,

    id. 5, 12, 18:

    (aures) fragosis offenduntur et levibus mulcentur,

    id. 9, 4, 116.— Adv. does not occur.

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  • 5 strenuus

    strēnuus, a, um, adj. [root in Gr. stereos, firm, hard; cf. sterilis, and Germ. starren], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous.
    I.
    Of persons (freq. and class.; syn.: fortis, alacer, agilis): mercator strenuus, Cato, R. R. praef. § 3; cf.: vilicus strenuior, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 601 P. (Sat. 16, 5):

    strenui nimio plus prosunt populi quam arguti et cati,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 12:

    homo,

    Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 12:

    multi alii ex Trojā strenui viri,

    Naev. 1, 17:

    strenuior (opp. deterior),

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 10: viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi, Cato, R. R. praef. § 4; cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 78:

    strenuus et fortis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 46; Liv. 21, 4, 4:

    imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,

    Quint. 12, 3, 5:

    strenui ignavique in victoriā idem audent,

    Tac. H. 2, 14 fin.; so (opp. ignavus) id. ib. 4, 69; (opp. iners) id. ib. 1, 46; Sall. C. 61, 7; 51, 16: noli me tam strenuum putare, ut ad Nonas recurram, Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2:

    Graeci, gens linguā magis strenua quam factis,

    Liv. 8, 22, 8; Tac. H. 3, 57:

    quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 et saep.—With gen.:

    strenuus militiae,

    Tac. H. 3, 42.—
    B.
    Restless, turbulent (post-Aug.):

    multi in utroque exercitu, sicut modesti quietique, ita mali et strenui,

    Tac. H. 1, 52:

    strenuus in perfidiā,

    id. ib. 3, 57.—
    II.
    Transf., of things (not in class. prose): operam reipublicae fortem atque strenuam perhibere, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf. Plaut. ib. 7, 7, 3:

    adulescens strenuā facie,

    id. Rud. 2, 2, 8:

    manus (chirurgi),

    nimble, quick, dexterous, Cels. 7 praef. med.:

    corpus,

    Gell. 3, 1, 12:

    navis,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 34:

    strenua nos exercet inertia,

    busy idleness, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 28:

    transiliebant in vehicula strenuo saltu,

    Curt. 9, 3, 15:

    toxica,

    quick, speedy, Col. 10, 18:

    remedium,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2:

    causa tam strenuae mortis,

    id. 9, 8, 20.—Hence, adv.: strē-nuē, briskly, quickly, promptly, actively, strenuously:

    strenue quod volumus ostendere factum, celeriuscule dicemus, at aliud otiose, retardabimus,

    Auct. Her. 3, 14, 24:

    aliquid facere,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 48: converrite scopis, agite strenue, id. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 195 P.:

    abi prae strenue ac aperi fores,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 13:

    arma capere,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30:

    aedificare domum,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2:

    praesto fuit sane strenue,

    id. Fam. 14, 5, 1.—Without a verb: Da. Jam hercle ego illum nominabo. Tr. Euge strenue, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 59; id. Ps. 1, 5, 94.— Sup.:

    per hos strenuissime omnia bella confecta,

    Veg. Mil. 1, 17.— Comp. seems not to occur.

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  • 6 āctuārius

        āctuārius adj.    [ago], easily driven, swift: navigia, Cs.: naves, L.
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    I
    short-hand writer, clerk, account/book-keeper, secretary
    II
    actuaria, actuarium ADJ
    swift, nimble, light; of/serving to mark a cattle path/road between fields

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  • 7 facilis

        facilis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 FAC-], easy to do, easy, without difficulty: res (opp. difficilis), T.: facilia ex difficillimis redigere, Cs.: causa: cursus: aditus, Cs.: somnus, easy to obtain, H.: saevitia, easily overcome, H.: aurae, gentle, O.: iactura, light, V.: cera, yielding, O.: victus, copious, V.: cursus ad deos facilior: quod ei fuit facillimum: materies facilis ad exardescendum: haec ad iudicandum sunt facillima: faciles ad receptum angustiae, L.: crepido haud facilior in ascensum, L.: cuivis facile scitu est, T.: (Cyclops) Nec visu facilis, V.: nihil est dictu facilius, T.: factu facillimum, S.: materia facilis est, in te dicta dicere: facilis vincere ac vinci voltu eodem, L.: quod illis prohibere erat facile, Cs.: Quīs facile est aedem conducere, Iu.: terra pecori, suitable, V.: campus operi, L.: divisui (Macedonia), L.: homines bello, Ta.—In adverb. phrases: cum exitūs haud in facili essent, not easy, L.: ex facili tolerantibus, Ta. — Of persons, ready, quick: ad dicendum: fore facilem victu per saecula gentem, lead a happy life, V.: homines in bella, Ta.: amori, Tb.: aurem praebere puellae, Pr.— Easy, goodnatured, accessible, compliant, willing, yielding, courteous, affable: pater: facilem votis ut praebeat aurem, H.. auris, Iu.: mores facillimae: amicitiā, S.: sermone, Ta.: in rebus cognoscendis: in suum cuique tribuendo: ad concedendum: in tua vota di, O.: impetrandae veniae, L. — Favorable, prosperous: res et fortunae faciliores: vestrae res, L.— Easily moving, quick, nimble: oculi, V.: manūs, O.
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    facile, facilior -or -us, facillimus -a -um ADJ
    easy, easy to do, without difficulty, ready, quick, good natured, courteous

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  • 8 habilis

        habilis e, adj. with comp.    [HAB-], easily handled, manageable, handy, suitable, fit, proper, apt, nimble, swift: arma: figura corporis: ensis, V.: arcus, V.: vigor, V.: brevitate gladii, L.: gens equis, expert, L.: ita in eisdem rebus, ut, etc., apt: calcei ad pedem: ingenium ad res diversissimas habilius, L.: (naves) velis, Ta.: (bos) feturae, fit, V.: vicina seni non habilis, ill-matched, H.: lateri clipeus, fitted, V.: capessendae rei p., Ta.
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    habilis, habile ADJ
    handy, manageable; apt, fit

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  • 9 lēvis

        lēvis e, adj.,    smooth, smoothed, not rough: corpuscula: pocula, V.: amite levi tendit retia, H.: coma pectine levis, O.: Levior adsiduo detritis aequore conchis, O.: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed, Iu.: argentum, not chased, Iu.: levi cum sanguine Labitur, slippery, V.—As subst n.: Externi ne quid valeat per leve morari, smoothness, H.—Without hair, smooth, beardless: Iuventas, H.: Crura, Iu.: caput, Iu.—Youthful, delicate, tender: pectus, V.: colla, O.—Fig., of speech, smooth, flowing: oratio: verborum concursus.— As subst n.: sectans levia, polish, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 10 mōbilis

        mōbilis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [1 MV-], easy to move, movable, loose, not firm: turres, Cu.: pinna, O.: mobilissimus ardor.—Fig., pliable, pliant, flexible, susceptible, nimble, quick, fleet: aetas, V.: populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri, L.: agmen, Cu.: venti, O.: hora, H.— Changeable, inconstant, fickle: in te animus: in consiliis capiendis, Cs.: gens ad omnem auram spei, L.: res humanae, S.: Quirites, H.: caeli umor, V.: natura malorum, Iu.
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    mobile, mobilior -or -us, mobilissimus -a -um ADJ
    movable; mobile; quick, active; changeable, shifting; fickle, easily swayed

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  • 11 praepes

        praepes petis, abl. pete or petī, gen plur. petum, adj.    [prae+PET-], outstripping ; hence, in augury, significant in flight, of good omen, favorable (of birds of good augury): praepes Laeva volavit avis, Enn. ap. C.: praepetis omina pinnae, V. — Fem. as subst, a bird of good omen: qui sibi praepetem misisset, L.— Winged, swift of flight, fleet, quick, rapid: quem praepes ab Idā rapuit Iovis armiger, V.: deus (i. e. Cupido), O.—As subst m. and f a bird, large bird: Iovis, i. e. aquila, O.: Medusaeus, i. e. Pegasus, O.
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    (gen.), praepetis ADJ
    flying straight ahead; nimble, fleet; winged

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  • 12 strēnuus

        strēnuus adj. with sup.    [1 STAR-], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous: homo, T.: Strenuus et fortis, H.: gens linguā magis strenua quam factis, L.: manu, Ta.: bello, N.: militiae, Ta.: in perfidiā, Ta.: strenuissimus quisque occiderat, S.—Of things, quick, lively, busy, sudden: navis, O.: inertia, busy idleness, H.: remedium, quick, Cu.
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    strenua, strenuum ADJ
    active, vigorous, strenuous

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  • 13 ventōsus

        ventōsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [ventus], full of wind, windy: folles, V.: mare, H.: Alpes, O.: cucurbita, i. e. cupping-glass, Iu.: terra ventosior, Ta.: ventosissima regio, L.—Like wind, light, swift, nimble: alae, V.: equi, O.—Fig., light, changeable, inconstant, fickle: homo ventosissimus: Tu levis es multoque tuis ventosior alis (of Cupid), O.: plebs, H.: ingenium, L.: extraordinarium imperium populare atque ventosum est.—Windy, puffed up, vain, conceited: ventoso gloria curru, H.: lingua, V.: ingenium, L.
    * * *
    ventosa, ventosum ADJ
    windy; swift (as the wind); fickle, changeable; vain, puffed up

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  • 14 agilis

    agĭlis, e, adj. [ago].
    I.
    Pass., that can be easily moved, easily movable (mostly poet.;

    not in Cic.): qui restitissent agili classi naves tormenta machinasque portantes?

    Liv. 30, 10:

    haec querulas agili percurrit pollice chordas,

    Ov. Am. 2, 4, 27:

    factus inops agili peragit freta caerula remo,

    id. H. 15, 65; so,

    agilis rota,

    id. P. 2, 10, 34:

    aër agilior et tenuior,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 10 al. —
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, quick, rapid: sic tibi secretis agilis dea saltibus adsit, swift or fleet-footed Diana, Ov. H. 4, 169:

    sic super agilis Cyllenius,

    swift-flying, id. M. 2, 720.—Also of things, quick, sudden: agilem dari facilemque victoriam, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 1:

    argumentatio agilior et acrior et instantior,

    Quint. 11, 3, 164 al. —
    B.
    With the accessory idea of activity, quick, hasty, or precipitate in action; prompt, active, busy (with direct reference to the action, and hence used of inanimate things; while sedulus, diligent, assiduous, regards more the state of mind; both, however, refer to the simple idea of mobility, Doed. Syn. 1, 122; cf. Front. Differ. 2203 P.):

    Nunc agilis fio et mersor civilibus undis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16 (= negotiosus, praktikos, Schol.):

    oderunt Sedatum celeres, agilem gnavumque remissi,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 90:

    ipse quid audes? Quae circumvolitas agilis thyma,

    busy, id. ib. 1, 3, 21:

    vir navus, agilis, providus,

    Vell. 2, 105; Ov. F. 2, 516 (opp. ignavus); id. Am. 1, 9, 45:

    animus agilis et pronus ad motus,

    Sen. Tranq. 2.— Comp., Sen. Ep. 74.— Sup., as given by Prisc. p. 606 P., and Charis. p. 89, is agillĭmus; but Charis. p. 162, agilissĭmus; both forms, however, are given without examples; cf. Rudd. I. p. 171, n. 12.— Adv.: ăgĭlĭter, Amm. 14, 2; 28, 2.— Comp., Col. 2, 2.

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  • 15 alacer

    ălăcer, cris, e, adj. (also in masc. alacris, Enn., v. below; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13, and Verg. A. 5, 380; cf. Charis. p. 63 P.—In more ancient times, alacer comm.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 685, and 2. acer) [perh. akin to alere = to nourish, and olēre = to grow; cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17; Auct. ad Her. 2, 19, 29], lively, brisk, quick, eager, active; glad, happy, cheerful (opp. languidus; cf. Doed. Syn. 3, 247, and 4, 450.—In the class. per., esp. in Cicero, with the access. idea of joyous activity).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of men: ignotus juvenum coetus, alternā vice Inibat alacris, Bacchio insultans modo, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.:

    quid tu es tristis? quidve es alacris?

    why are you so disturbed? or why so excited? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13 ( = incitatus, commotus, Ruhnk.):

    videbant Catilinam alacrem atque laetum,

    active and joyous, Cic. Mur. 24, 49:

    valentes imbecillum, alacres perterritum superare,

    id. Cael. 28:

    Aman laetus et alacer,

    Vulg. Esth. 5, 9:

    alacres animo sumus,

    are eager in mind, Cic. Fam. 5, 12 fin. Manut.; Verg. A. 6, 685 al.—With ad: alacriores ad reliquum perficiendum, Auct. ad Her. 2, 31:

    ad maleficia,

    id. ib. 2, 30:

    ad bella suscipienda alacer et promptus animus,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19; so Sall. C. 21, 5:

    ad rem gerendam,

    Nep. Paus. 2, 6.—With super:

    alacri corde super omnibus,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 8, 66.—In Sall. once for nimble, active: cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu certabat, Fragm. 62, p. 248 Gerl.—
    B.
    Of animals:

    equus,

    Cic. Div. 33, 73: bestiae, Auct. ad Her. 2, 19. —
    II.
    Transf., poet., of concrete and abstract things:

    alacris voluptas,

    a lively pleasure, Verg. E. 5, 58; so, alacres enses, quick, ready to cut, Claud. Eutr. 2, 280:

    involant (in pugnam) impetu alacri,

    with a spirited, vigorous onset, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 90. — Sup. not used; cf. Charis. 88 P.; Rudd. I. p. 177, n. 48.— Adv.: ălăcrĭter, briskly, eagerly, Amm. 14, 2.— Comp., Just. 1, 6, 10.

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  • 16 articulo

    artĭcŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [articulus], lit. to divide into single members or joints; used only trop. of discourse, to utter distinctly, to articulate:

    hasce voces mobilis articulat verborum daedala lingua,

    the nimble tongue articulates, Lucr. 4, 551:

    verba,

    App. Flor. 12, p. 349, 5:

    sonos,

    Arn. 3, p. 111.—Hence, artĭcŭlātus, a, um, P.a., prop., furnished with joints; hence distinct:

    verba, Sol. c. 65: vox,

    Arn. 7, p. 217, and in gram.:

    articulata (vox) est, quae coartata, hoc est copulata, cum aliquo sensu mentis ejus, qui loquitur, profertur,

    Prisc. p. 537 P.; so Isid. Orig. 1, 14.—
    * Adv.: artĭcŭlātē, distinctly, articulately:

    loqui,

    Gell. 5, 9, 2.

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  • 17 habilis

    hăbĭlis, e, adj. [habeo, II. B. 2.], that may be easily handled or managed, manageable, suitable, fit, proper, apt, expert, light, nimble, swift (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    (calcei) habiles et apti ad pedem,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.:

    (natura homini) figuram corporis habilem et aptam ingenio humano dedit,

    id. Leg. 1, 9, 26;

    res aptae, habiles et ad naturam accommodatae,

    id. Fin. 4, 20, 56:

    brevitate habiles gladii,

    Liv. 22, 46, 5:

    ensis,

    Verg. A. 9, 305:

    arcus,

    id. ib. 1, 318:

    pharetra ad tela,

    Val. Fl. 3, 607:

    frameae,

    Tac. G. 6:

    currus,

    Ov. M. 2, 531:

    aratrum,

    Tib. 1, 9, 7:

    naves velis,

    Tac. A. 2, 6:

    corpus habilissimum quadratum est, neque gracile neque obesum,

    the most convenient for managing, treating, Cels. 2, 1; cf.:

    materia levis est et ad hoc habilis,

    Sen. Q. N. 1, 7:

    atque habilis membris venit vigor,

    i. e. making supple, Verg. G. 4, 418:

    (bos) nec feturae habilis nec fortis aratris,

    fit, proper for, id. ib. 3, 62:

    terra frumentis,

    Col. 2, 2, 20; cf.:

    Aegyptum ut feraciorem habilioremque annonae urbicae redderet,

    Suet. Aug. 18:

    pinguibus hae (vites) terris habiles, levioribus illae,

    Verg. G. 2, 92:

    rudem ad pedestria bella Numidarum gentem esse, equis tantum habilem,

    Liv. 24, 48, 5; cf.:

    ducenta fere milia peditum, armis habilia,

    able to bear arms, Vell. 2, 110, 3:

    nondum portandis habiles gravioribus armis,

    Sil. 11, 588.—
    II.
    Trop.: sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ita naturae muneribus ornati, ut, etc., apt, expert, skilful (= capax), Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 115:

    acutior atque habilior ad inveniendum,

    Quint. 6, 3, 12:

    numquam ingenium idem ad res diversissimas habilius fuit,

    Liv. 21, 4, 3:

    exercitus non habilis gubernaculo,

    not easy to govern, Vell. 2, 113, 2: negotia expedita et habilia sequuntur actorem, Sen. de Ira, 3, 7: et vicina seni non habilis Lyco, not suited (on account of her age), Hor. C. 3, 19, 24:

    non habiles Colchi,

    i. e. uncivilized, rude, Val. Fl. 7, 231.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    plaudentique habiles Caryae resonare Dianae,

    Stat. Th. 4, 225; Luc. 3, 553.—Hence, adv.: hăbĭlĭter, handily, aptly, expertly, skilfully, easily (very rare):

    scutum parvum habiliter ferens,

    Liv. Epit. 57:

    ut elephantis, sicut nos equis, facile atque habiliter utantur,

    Mel. 3, 7; Dig. 34, 2, 20.

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  • 18 Lit

    mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:

    mobiles turres,

    Curt. 8, 11, 32:

    oculi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    supercilia,

    Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:

    penna,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 62:

    mobilissimus ardor,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:

    remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,

    loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:

    dum mobilis aetas,

    Verg. G. 3, 165:

    populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,

    Liv. 6, 6:

    volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,

    Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:

    mobile et expeditum agmen,

    Curt. 4, 14, 16:

    venti,

    the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:

    puncto mobilis horae,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:

    transitus,

    Vell. 1, 17, 7:

    ingenium,

    versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:

    nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:

    gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,

    Liv. 29, 3:

    ingenium,

    Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:

    favor,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:

    mobiles et fluxae res humanae,

    Sall. J. 104, 3:

    mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,

    Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,
    A.
    Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:

    mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—
    B.
    Adv.: mōbĭlĭter, with rapid motion, rapidly, quickly.
    1.
    Lit. (rare but class.):

    mobiliter quae feruntur,

    Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:

    reverti mobilius,

    Lucr. 5, 635.—
    * 2.
    Trop.:

    omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,

    hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3.

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  • 19 mobilia

    mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:

    mobiles turres,

    Curt. 8, 11, 32:

    oculi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    supercilia,

    Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:

    penna,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 62:

    mobilissimus ardor,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:

    remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,

    loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:

    dum mobilis aetas,

    Verg. G. 3, 165:

    populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,

    Liv. 6, 6:

    volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,

    Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:

    mobile et expeditum agmen,

    Curt. 4, 14, 16:

    venti,

    the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:

    puncto mobilis horae,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:

    transitus,

    Vell. 1, 17, 7:

    ingenium,

    versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:

    nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:

    gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,

    Liv. 29, 3:

    ingenium,

    Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:

    favor,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:

    mobiles et fluxae res humanae,

    Sall. J. 104, 3:

    mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,

    Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,
    A.
    Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:

    mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—
    B.
    Adv.: mōbĭlĭter, with rapid motion, rapidly, quickly.
    1.
    Lit. (rare but class.):

    mobiliter quae feruntur,

    Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:

    reverti mobilius,

    Lucr. 5, 635.—
    * 2.
    Trop.:

    omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,

    hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3.

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  • 20 mobilis

    mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:

    mobiles turres,

    Curt. 8, 11, 32:

    oculi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    supercilia,

    Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:

    penna,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 62:

    mobilissimus ardor,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:

    remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,

    loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:

    dum mobilis aetas,

    Verg. G. 3, 165:

    populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,

    Liv. 6, 6:

    volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,

    Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:

    mobile et expeditum agmen,

    Curt. 4, 14, 16:

    venti,

    the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:

    puncto mobilis horae,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:

    transitus,

    Vell. 1, 17, 7:

    ingenium,

    versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:

    nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:

    gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,

    Liv. 29, 3:

    ingenium,

    Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:

    favor,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:

    mobiles et fluxae res humanae,

    Sall. J. 104, 3:

    mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,

    Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,
    A.
    Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:

    mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—
    B.
    Adv.: mōbĭlĭter, with rapid motion, rapidly, quickly.
    1.
    Lit. (rare but class.):

    mobiliter quae feruntur,

    Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:

    reverti mobilius,

    Lucr. 5, 635.—
    * 2.
    Trop.:

    omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,

    hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3.

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