prodigal of life

largus, a, um, adj. [perh. for lasgus; Sanscr. root lash, desire; Gr. la- in lilaiomai, lêma; cf. Lat. lascivus], abundant, copious, plentiful, large, much.

In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

pabula,

abundant, Lucr. 5, 869:

haustus,

id. 1, 412:

semen,

id. 4, 1238:

imbres,

id. 1, 282; cf.:

undae fluminis,

id. 1, 1031:

lux,

id. 2, 806; cf.:

(sol) cum terras larga luce compleverit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

odores,

Ov. M. 4, 758:

aër,

Lucr. 4, 894 — Comp.:

largior ignis,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 44:

largiore vino usus,

Liv. 40, 14:

largiora stipendia,

Tac. A. 1, 31:

nec potentem amicum Largiora flagito,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 13.— Sup.:

munus largissimum edere,

Suet. Tit. 7 fin.:

vena largissima ferri,

Plin. 34, 14, 43, § 149.—

With gen., abounding in any thing:

largus lacrumarum,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 30:

opum,

Verg. A. 11, 338: fons largus aquae, Luc. 9, 608:

comae,

Sil. 7, 601:

rapinae,

id. 8, 250.—

With abl.:

audin' hunc, opera ut largus est nocturna?

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 8:

folia larga suco,

Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 161.—

In partic., giving abundantly or much, bountiful, profuse, liberal:

justus, injustus: malignus, largus,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 17:

duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55:

largissimus esse,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118:

largus et exundans ingenii fons,

Juv. 10, 119:

largus animo,

of a generous disposition, Tac. H. 2, 59:

promissis,

liberal in promises, Tac. H. 3, 58:

natura,

Juv. 10, 301.— Comp.:

Quid ego concesso pedibus, linguā largior?

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 24. — Poet.:

largus animae,

prodigal of life, Stat. Th. 3, 603.—With inf.:

spes donare novas largus,

Hor. C. 4, 12, 19.—Hence, adv. in three forms.

largē (class.), abundantly, plentifully, bountifully, liberally:

large blandus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 19:

large dare,

Cic. Mur. 4, 10:

large effuseque donare,

id. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:

large et copiose aliquid comparare,

id. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

munifice et large dari,

id. ib. 3, 27, 69:

large atque honorifice promittere,

Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 44:

large liberaliterque aestimare,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 88, § 204:

ministrare libertatem alicui,

id. Rep. 1, 43, 66:

senatus consultum large factum,

Tac. A. 6, 15:

large florescens,

Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56:

large frequentantibus (locum),

in great numbers, id. 5, 17, 15, § 73:

large amplecti,

widely, id. 2, 11, 8, § 50; 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Comp.:

dare largius,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 48:

ne potum largius aequo Rideat,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215.— Sup.:

copia quam largissime facta,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 61, § 158 Zumpt N. cr. (Klotz, largissima), Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 167.—

largĭter, largely, in abundance, plentifully, much; greatly, far (rare in class. prose;

not used by Cic.),

Plaut. Truc. 5, 11:

peccavisti largiter,

id. Most. 2, 2, 9; cf. id. Ep. 3, 4, 49: apud finitimas civitates largiter posse, to have great weight or influence, Caes. B. G. 1, 18:

distare,

Lucr. 6, 1112:

auferre,

id. 6, 622; Hor. S. 1, 4, 132:

discrepare,

Vitr. 6, 1, 8:

largius a prisca consuetudine movere,

Varr. L. L. 10, p. 583.—

Substantively, with gen. (anteand post-class.):

credo, illic inesse auri et argenti largiter,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 144; cf.:

largiter mercedis indipiscar,

id. ib. 5, 2, 28. —

largĭtus, copiously: quid lacrimas largitus? Afran. ap. Non. 514, 31 (Com. Fragm. v. 212 Rib.).

Largus, i, m., a Roman surname, esp. in the gens Scribonia, Cic. Fam. 6, 8, 1; id. de Or. 2, 59, 240:

P. Largus Caecina,

Tac. A. 11, 33.—Hence,

Largĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Largus, Largian:

senatusconsultum,

Just. Inst. 3, 7 fin.

largus, a, um, adj. [perh. for lasgus; Sanscr. root lash, desire; Gr. la- in lilaiomai, lêma; cf. Lat. lascivus], abundant, copious, plentiful, large, much.

In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

pabula,

abundant, Lucr. 5, 869:

haustus,

id. 1, 412:

semen,

id. 4, 1238:

imbres,

id. 1, 282; cf.:

undae fluminis,

id. 1, 1031:

lux,

id. 2, 806; cf.:

(sol) cum terras larga luce compleverit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

odores,

Ov. M. 4, 758:

aër,

Lucr. 4, 894 — Comp.:

largior ignis,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 44:

largiore vino usus,

Liv. 40, 14:

largiora stipendia,

Tac. A. 1, 31:

nec potentem amicum Largiora flagito,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 13.— Sup.:

munus largissimum edere,

Suet. Tit. 7 fin.:

vena largissima ferri,

Plin. 34, 14, 43, § 149.—

With gen., abounding in any thing:

largus lacrumarum,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 30:

opum,

Verg. A. 11, 338: fons largus aquae, Luc. 9, 608:

comae,

Sil. 7, 601:

rapinae,

id. 8, 250.—

With abl.:

audin' hunc, opera ut largus est nocturna?

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 8:

folia larga suco,

Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 161.—

In partic., giving abundantly or much, bountiful, profuse, liberal:

justus, injustus: malignus, largus,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 17:

duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55:

largissimus esse,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118:

largus et exundans ingenii fons,

Juv. 10, 119:

largus animo,

of a generous disposition, Tac. H. 2, 59:

promissis,

liberal in promises, Tac. H. 3, 58:

natura,

Juv. 10, 301.— Comp.:

Quid ego concesso pedibus, linguā largior?

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 24. — Poet.:

largus animae,

prodigal of life, Stat. Th. 3, 603.—With inf.:

spes donare novas largus,

Hor. C. 4, 12, 19.—Hence, adv. in three forms.

largē (class.), abundantly, plentifully, bountifully, liberally:

large blandus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 19:

large dare,

Cic. Mur. 4, 10:

large effuseque donare,

id. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:

large et copiose aliquid comparare,

id. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

munifice et large dari,

id. ib. 3, 27, 69:

large atque honorifice promittere,

Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 44:

large liberaliterque aestimare,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 88, § 204:

ministrare libertatem alicui,

id. Rep. 1, 43, 66:

senatus consultum large factum,

Tac. A. 6, 15:

large florescens,

Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56:

large frequentantibus (locum),

in great numbers, id. 5, 17, 15, § 73:

large amplecti,

widely, id. 2, 11, 8, § 50; 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Comp.:

dare largius,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 48:

ne potum largius aequo Rideat,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215.— Sup.:

copia quam largissime facta,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 61, § 158 Zumpt N. cr. (Klotz, largissima), Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 167.—

largĭter, largely, in abundance, plentifully, much; greatly, far (rare in class. prose;

not used by Cic.),

Plaut. Truc. 5, 11:

peccavisti largiter,

id. Most. 2, 2, 9; cf. id. Ep. 3, 4, 49: apud finitimas civitates largiter posse, to have great weight or influence, Caes. B. G. 1, 18:

distare,

Lucr. 6, 1112:

auferre,

id. 6, 622; Hor. S. 1, 4, 132:

discrepare,

Vitr. 6, 1, 8:

largius a prisca consuetudine movere,

Varr. L. L. 10, p. 583.—

Substantively, with gen. (anteand post-class.):

credo, illic inesse auri et argenti largiter,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 144; cf.:

largiter mercedis indipiscar,

id. ib. 5, 2, 28. —

largĭtus, copiously: quid lacrimas largitus? Afran. ap. Non. 514, 31 (Com. Fragm. v. 212 Rib.).

Largus, i, m., a Roman surname, esp. in the gens Scribonia, Cic. Fam. 6, 8, 1; id. de Or. 2, 59, 240:

P. Largus Caecina,

Tac. A. 11, 33.—Hence,

Largĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Largus, Largian:

senatusconsultum,

Just. Inst. 3, 7 fin.

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prōdĭgus, a, um, adj. [prodigo], wasteful, lavish, prodigal.

Lit. (class.;

syn.: largus, munificus): omnino duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales. Prodigi, qui epulis et viscerationibus et gladiatorum muneribus, ludorum venationumque apparatu, pecunias profundunt in eas res, quarum memoriam aut levem aut nullam omnino sint relicturi,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55:

femina,

Juv. 6, 362.—With gen.:

peculii sui prodigus,

Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 19:

aeris,

Hor. A. P. 164; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 500.— As subst.: prōdĭgus, i, m., a wasteful person, a spendthrift, prodigal:

largitor et prodigus,

Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10:

lege XII. tabularum prodigo interdicitur bonorum suorum administratio,

Dig. 27, 10, 1 prooem.; Ulp. Reg. 12, 3; Gai. Inst. 1, 53 fin.:

prodigus ad bonos mores reversus,

Paul. Sent. 3, 4, a, 12.—

Transf.

Causing great expense, costly, expensive (post-Aug.):

margaritae, prodiga res,

Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 15.—

Rich, abounding in any thing ( poet.); with gen.:

locus prodigus herbae,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 42.— Absol.:

tellus,

rich, fertile, Ov. M. 15, 81.—

Abundant, great, strong (post-Aug.):

odor,

Plin. 13, 3, 5, § 25:

alvus,

great, stout, Aus. Idyll. 10, 104.—

Trop., lavish, prodigal, profuse; with gen.:

prodigus suae alienaeque et fortunae et pudicitiae,

Vell. 2, 48, 3:

arcanique Fides prodiga,

Hor. C. 1, 18, 16:

judicii sui,

Gell. 11, 5, 4:

animaeque magnae Prodigum Paulum,

careless of life, Hor. C. 1, 12, 38; cf.:

prodiga gens animae,

Sil. 1, 225.—With in and acc.:

libidines in cibos atque in Venerem prodigae,

Gell. 19, 2, 3:

sed finem impensae non servat prodiga Roma,

Juv. 7, 138:

prodiga corruptoris Improbitas,

id. 10, 304: prodigis oculis intueri, with greedy eyes, with voluptuous glances, Auct. Quint. Decl. 292.—Hence, adv.: prōdĭgē, lavishly, extravagantly, prodigally (class.):

prodige vivere,

Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13:

uti aliquā re,

Sen. Ep. 88, 30.