savage

fĕrox, ōcis ( gen. plur. ferocum, Albin. 1, 275; abl. sing. feroci, Neue, Formenl. 2, 67 sq.), adj. [root in Gr. thêr, Aeol. phêr, thêrion; cf.: ferus, fera; cf. also Zend. dvar, to run, Gr. thrôskô, thorein, Lat. furere], wild, bold, courageous, warlike, spirited, brave, gallant, savage, headstrong, untamable, fierce, insolent (class.; syn.: dirus, ferus, durus, saevus, crudelis; immanis, immitis, barbarus, etc.).

In a good sense:

moechus qui formest ferox,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 13:

naturā ferox, vehemens, manu promptus erat,

Sall. C. 43 fin.; cf.:

nimium es vehemens feroxque naturā,

Cic. Vat. 2, 4:

ferox naturā,

Sall. J. 11, 3:

vicimus vi feroces,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 82: Aequorum magna gens et ferox, warlike, Cic. Rep. 2, 20:

Latium,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 10:

Roma,

id. ib. 3, 3, 44:

Parthi,

id. ib. 3, 2, 3:

Sygambri,

id. ib. 4, 2, 34:

miles,

id. ib. 1, 6, 3:

Hector,

id. ib. 4, 9, 21: virgo (i. e. Minerva), Mart. 14, 179; cf. Sil. 9, 457:

loca amoena, voluptaria facile in otio feroces militum animos molliverat,

Sall. C. 11, 5; cf. id. J. 106, 3:

ferox bello,

Hor. C. 1, 32, 6; cf.:

feroces ad bellandum,

Liv. 38, 13, 11:

adversus pericula ferox,

Tac. H. 3, 69 fin.:

Triaria ultra feminam ferox,

id. ib. 2, 63:

vir nobilis ac ferox,

id. A. 4, 21.—With gen.:

animi,

Tac. A. 1, 32. — Sup.:

globus ferocissimorum juvenum,

Liv. 1, 12, 9:

auxiliarii,

Tac. H. 2, 24:

nullo adversante, cum ferocissimi cecidissent,

id. A. 1, 2.

In a bad sense:

equi indomiti, feroces,

Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 110:

leones,

Lucr. 4, 717:

aper,

Verg. A. 10, 711:

indulgentia ferocem fortasse atque arrogantem et infestum facit,

Cic. Att. 10, 11, 3:

dote fretae, feroces,

i. e. arrogant, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 17; cf.:

ferox formā,

id. Mil. 4, 9, 13; Titin. ap. Non. 305, 6:

Numidae secundis rebus feroces,

Sall. J. 94, 4; cf.:

ferox viribus,

Liv. 1, 7, 5; 7, 5, 6:

robore corporis stolide ferox,

Tac. A. 1, 3:

nequicquam Veneris praesidio ferox,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 13:

sit Medea ferox invictaque,

id. A. P. 123:

animus ferox inopiā rei familiaris,

Sall. C. 5, 7; cf.:

quibus aetas animusque ferox erat,

id. ib. 38, 1:

oculi,

Luc. 5, 211:

patribus ferox,

haughty toward the senators, Liv. 7, 40, 8.— Comp.:

in bellis civilibus, victoria, etiamsi ad meliores venit, tamen eos ipsos ferociores impotentioresque reddit,

Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 3; id. Fragm. ap. Non. 305, 10:

et quia tecum eram, propterea animo eram ferocior,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 13; id. Rud. 3, 1, 14; Quint. 2, 2, 3. — Sup.:

duas ferocissimas affectiones amoris atque odii coërcere,

Gell. 1, 3 fin.:

bestiae,

Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 9.—

With gen.:

linguae feroces,

Tac. H. 1, 35:

ferox scelerum,

eager for, prone to crimes, id. A. 4, 12:

deorum Spretor erat mentisque ferox Ixione natus,

Ov. M. 8, 614:

scelerum,

Tac. A. 4, 12.—

With in and acc.:

ferox in suos erat miles, ignavus in hostes,

Amm. 22, 4, 7.—

With inf.:

ferox est, viginti minas meas tractare sese,

Plaut. As. 2, 4, 62:

odium renovare ferox,

Sil. 11, 8.—Hence, adv.: fĕrōcĭter.

(Acc. to I.) Courageously, valorously, bravely:

strenue et ferociter facta in bello plura memorari possunt,

Liv. 3, 47, 2:

adequitare,

id. 9, 22, 4:

mandata edere,

Tac. A. 15, 5.— Comp.:

pauci ferocius decernunt,

Sall. J. 104, 2.— Sup.:

cum quo ferocissime pro Romana societate adversus Punicum foedus steterat,

Liv. 23, 8, 3.—

(Acc. to II.) Fiercely, savagely, insolently:

aspere et ferociter et libere dicta,

Cic. Planc. 13, 33:

increpare,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 58:

dictae sententiae,

Liv. 2, 55, 11.— Comp.:

paulo ferocius (exagitatus),

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 2.— Sup.:

obloqui,

Curt. 10, 2 fin.

fĕrus, a, um, adj. [cf. Gr. thêr, Aeol. phêr; Lat. ferox, etc.; v. ferio], wild, untamed.

Lit., of animals and plants.

Adj. (syn. immanis, opp. cicur):

quae vero et quam varia genera bestiarum vel cicurum vel ferarum!

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 99; cf.:

si hoc apparet in bestiis, volucribus, nantibus, agrestibus, cicuribus, feris,

id. Lael. 21, 81:

apes (opp. cicures),

Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 19:

immanes et ferae beluae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 161:

fera et immanis belua,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 108; Nep. Dat. 3, 2; Curt. 5, 4, 19; Suet. Aug. 67:

leones,

Hor. Epod. 7, 12:

equus,

id. S. 1, 5, 57:

caprae,

Verg. A. 4, 152:

palumbus,

Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 60 et saep.:

arbores,

Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 127:

oliva,

Stat. Th. 6, 7:

fructus,

Verg. G. 2, 36:

odor (with solitudinem redolens),

disagreeable, Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 76.—

Subst.

fĕrus, i, m., a wild animal, wild beast ( poet.); a lion, Phaedr. 1, 21, 8; a boar, id. 4, 4, 3; a horse, Verg. A. 2, 51; 5, 818; a stag, id. ib. 7, 489; a serpent, Sil. 6, 268.—

fĕra, ae (sc. bestia), f., a wild animal, wild beast (class.):

immani et vastae insidens beluae, quocumque vult, inflectit illam feram,

Cic. Rep. 2, 40; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 26, 71:

neque ulla re longius absumus a natura ferarum,

id. Off. 1, 16, 50:

ipsae ferae nullo insequente saepe incidunt (in plagas),

id. ib. 3, 17, 68:

multa in ea (silva Hercynia) genera ferarum nasci constat,

Caes. B. G. 6, 25 fin.:

neque homini neque ferae parcunt,

id. ib. 6, 28, 2:

formidolosae dum latent silvis ferae,

Hor. Epod. 5, 55:

more ferarum,

id. S. 1, 3, 109:

Romulea fera,

the she-wolf that suckled Romulus, Juv. 11, 104; a sea-monster, Ov. M. 4, 713; 719; a serpent, Hyg. Astr. 2, 42; the ant, Mart. 6, 15, 2; the constellations of the Great and Little Bear:

magna minorque ferae,

id. Tr. 4, 3, 1; Vulg. Gen. 37, 20.— Prov.: ferae inter se placidae sunt, morsuque similium abstinent, Sen. de lra, 2, 8, 3.—

Transf., of places (syn. incultus):

in locis feris arbores plura ferunt, in his, quae sunt culta, meliora,

wild, uncultivated, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 7; cf.: ferus, ager incultus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 86 Müll.:

montes,

Verg. E. 5, 28:

silvae,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 92.—

Trop., wild, rude, uncultivated; savage, barbarous, fierce, cruel (syn.: immanis, agrestis, inhumanus;

opp. mansuetus, humanus): ipsis in hominibus nulla gens est neque tam mansueta neque tam fera, quae non, etc.,

Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 24; cf.:

nulla gens tam fera, nemo omnium tam immanis, cujus, etc.,

id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30; id. Phil. 3, 9, 23:

ex feris et immanibus mites reddidit et mansuetos,

id. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51:

ferus atque agrestis,

id. Rosc. Am. 27, 74:

inhumani ac feri testes,

id. Rep. 1, 37 fin.; cf. Ter. And. 1, 5, 43:

ferus et ferreus,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

quam ferus et vere ferreus ille fuit!

Tib. 1, 10, 2;

v. ferreus: nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39:

Britanni hospitibus feri,

id. C. 3, 4, 33:

Numantia,

id. ib. 2, 12, 1:

Iberia,

id. ib. 4, 5, 27:

animi hominum, studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feri,

Cic. Rep. 2, 14; id. Fragm. ap. Non. 342, 33 (Rep. 2, 23 ed. Mos.):

ingenium immansuetum ferumque,

Ov. M. 15, 85; cf.:

(ostendere ejus) mores feros immanemque naturam,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:

homines a fera agrestique vita ad hunc humanum cultum civilemque deducere,

id. de Or. 1, 8, 33:

victus,

id. Inv. 1, 2, 2:

moenera militiaï,

Lucr. 1, 29:

munera belli,

id. 1, 32:

hiems,

Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 42; cf.:

diluvies,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

sacra (of death by sacrifice),

Ov. M. 13, 454:

dolores lenire requie,

id. ib. 13, 317.—With supine: ferum visu dictuque (= deinon idein kai legein), Sil. 1, 175.—No comp. or sup.

horrĭdus, a, um, adj. [horreo], standing on end, sticking out, rough, shaggy, bristly, prickly:

non hac barbula, qua ista delectatur, sed illa horrida, quam in statuis antiquis et imaginibus videmus,

Cic. Cael. 14, 33:

caesaries,

Ov. M. 10, 139:

pluma,

id. Am. 2, 6, 5:

apes horridi pili,

Col. 9, 3, 1; cf.:

apes horridae aspectu,

Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 59:

sus,

Verg. G. 4, 407; cf.:

videar tibi amarior herbis, Horridior rusco,

id. E. 7, 42:

densis hastilibus horrida myrtus,

id. A. 3, 23; cf.:

arbor spinis,

Plin. 12, 15, 34, § 67:

horrida siccae silva comae,

Juv. 9, 12. —

Transf., in gen., rough, rude, rugged, wild, savage, horrid.

Lit.:

horrida signis chlamys,

Val. Fl. 5, 558 (for which:

aspera signis pocula,

Verg. A. 9, 263:

membra videres Horrida paedore,

Lucr. 6, 1269:

pecudis jecur horridum et exile,

Cic. Div. 2, 13, 30:

horrida villosa corpora veste tegant,

Tib. 2, 3, 75:

pastor,

Ov. M. 1, 514:

Ilia cultu,

id. Am. 3, 6, 47; cf.:

Acestes in jaculis et pelle Libystidis ursae,

Verg. A. 5, 37:

Silvanus,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 22: Africa terribili tremit horrida terra tumultu, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 153 Müll. (Ann. v. 311 Vahl.); cf.:

Aetnensis ager et campus Leontinus sic erat deformis atque horridus, ut, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47 fin.:

horridior locus,

Ov. P. 1, 3, 83:

silva fuit, late dumis atque ilice nigra Horrida,

Verg. A. 9, 382:

sedes Taenari,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10:

argumenta, velut horrida et confragosa, vitantes,

Quint. 5, 8, 1:

inde senilis Hiems tremulo venit horrida passu,

Ov. M. 15, 212; cf.:

cum Juppiter horridus austris Torquet aquosam hiemem,

Verg. A. 9, 670:

bruma,

id. G. 3, 442:

December,

Mart. 7, 36, 5:

stiria,

Verg. G. 3, 366:

grando,

id. ib. 1, 449:

tempestas,

Hor. Epod. 13, 1; Varr. ap. Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 349:

fluctus,

Hor. Epod. 10, 3; cf.:

aequora,

id. C. 3, 24, 40.— Poet.: si premerem ventosas horridus Alpes, qs. enveloped in horror, shuddering, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 19.—Of taste:

sapor,

harsh, raw, Plin. 34, 13, 33, § 129; cf. id. 13, 4, 9, § 43:

ruta silvestris horrida ad effectum est,

id. 20, 13, 61, § 131: (litterae) succedunt tristes et horridae... in hoc ipso frangit multo fit horridior (littera sexta nostrarum), Quint. 12, 10, 28 sq. —

Esp., with dishevelled hair:

si magna Asturici cecidit domus, horrida mater,

Juv. 3, 212:

paelex,

id. 2, 57.—

Trop.

Rough in character or manners, rude, blunt, stern, unpolished, uncouth:

huncine hominem te amplexari tam horridum,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 41:

ut vita sic oratione durus, incultus, horridus,

Cic. Brut. 31, 117; cf.:

vir paulo horridior et durior,

Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 5: spernitur orator bonus, horridus miles amatur, Enn. ap. Cic. Mur. 14, 30 (Ann. v. 273 Vahl.):

non ille, quamquam Socraticis madet Sermonibus, te negliget horridus,

Hor. C. 3, 21, 10:

fidens juventus horrida bracchiis,

id. ib. 3, 4, 50:

Germania,

id. ib. 4, 5, 26:

gens,

Verg. A. 7, 746:

horridus irā (Boreas), etc.,

Ov. M. 6, 685:

vita,

Cic. Quint. 30, 93:

virtus,

Sil. 11, 205; Stat. Th. 5, 172:

aspera, tristi, horrida oratione,

Cic. Or. 5, 20; cf.:

horridiora verba,

id. Brut. 17, 68:

sermo,

Quint. 9, 4, 3:

quaedam genera dicendi horridiora,

id. 12, 10, 10:

numerus Saturnius,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 157:

ita de horridis rebus nitida est oratio tua,

Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 51:

(antiquorum imitatores) fient horridi atque jejuni,

Quint. 2, 5, 21.—

With the predominating idea of an effect produced, causing tremor or horror, terrible, frightful, horrid (rare, and mostly poet. for the class. horribilis): horridiore aspectu esse, * Caes. B. G. 5, 14, 2; cf. in a Greek construction with an inf.:

et desit si larga Ceres, tunc horrida cerni,

Luc. 3, 347:

turba horrida aspici,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 19:

vis horrida teli,

Lucr. 3, 170:

acies,

Verg. A. 10, 408:

castra,

id. E. 10, 23:

proelia,

id. G. 2, 282:

arma,

Ov. M. 1, 126:

virga (mortis),

Hor. C. 1, 24, 16:

fata,

Verg. A. 11, 96:

jussa,

id. ib. 4, 378:

paupertas,

Lucr. 6, 1282:

aquilae ac signa, pulverulenta illa et cuspidibus horrida,

Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23.— Hence, adv.: horrĭdē (acc. to II. B.), roughly, savagely, severely, sternly:

vixit semper inculte atque horride,

Cic. Quint. 18, 59:

horride inculteque dicere,

id. Or. 9, 28; cf. Quint. 10, 2, 17:

ornamentis utetur horridius,

Cic. Or. 25, 86: alloqui mitius aut horridius. Tac. H. 1, 82.

immānis ( inm-), e, adj. [i. e. in- and old Lat. mānus=bonus; kindr. with Sanscr. ma=metior, to measure; Lat. mānes, good spirits], monstrous in size, enormous, immense, huge, vast (class.).

Lit. (usually of inanim. and abstr. things):

corporum magnitudo,

Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 9; cf.:

simulacra immani magnitudine,

id. ib. 6, 16, 4:

immani corpore serpens,

Lucr. 5, 33; 3, 987:

ingens immanisque praeda,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 110:

pecunia,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 23:

pocula,

id. Phil. 2, 25, 63:

immania ponti Aequora,

Lucr. 4, 410:

templa caeli,

id. 5, 521:

antrum,

Verg. A. 6, 11; cf.:

spelunca vasto hiatu,

id. ib. 6, 237:

barathrum,

id. ib. 8, 245:

tegumen leonis,

id. ib. 7, 666:

telum,

id. ib. 11, 552 al.:

magna atque immanis,

Lucr. 4, 1163:

cete,

Verg. A. 5, 822:

numerus annorum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

exercitus,

Vell. 2, 51, 1:

frequentia amicorum,

id. 2, 59 fin.:

geminos immani pondere caestus,

Verg. A. 5, 401:

vox,

Quint. 11, 3, 32:

ambitus redit immanis: numquam fuit par,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 4:

dissensio civitatis,

Vell. 2, 2, 1:

studium loquendi,

Ov. M. 5, 678:

avaritia,

Sall. J. 31, 12:

vitium,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 76:

soloecismus,

Gell. 15, 9, 3:

impulsae praeceps inmane ruinae,

the vast crash, Juv. 10, 107.— Neutr. absol.: Immane quantum animi exarsere, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 27 (2, 79 Dietsch); so,

vino et lucernis Medus acinaces Immane quantum discrepat,

how exceedingly, wonderfully, Hor. C. 1, 27, 6:

civilis lapsu equi prostratus immane quantum suis pavoris et hostibus alacritatis indidit,

Tac. H. 4, 34: quod matrimonium Aemiliano huic immane quanto fuit, App. Mag.;

and in full: immane dictu est, quanti et quam multi ad Pompeium discesserint,

Sall. Orat. ad Caes. 1.—

Trop., monstrous in character, frightful, inhuman, fierce, savage, wild (class.; syn.: ferus, immitis, barbarus, durus, saevus;

opp. mansuetus, mitis): hostis in ceteris rebus nimis ferus et immanis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51; cf.:

nulla gens tam fera, nemo omnium tam immanis, cujus, etc.,

id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30:

ex feris et immanibus mites reddidit et mansuetos,

id. Inv. 1, 2, 2:

ad humanitatem atque mansuetudinem revocavit animos hominum studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feros,

id. Rep. 2, 14:

belua (with fera),

id. Ac. 2, 34, 108; id. N. D. 2, 64, 161;

(with taetra),

id. Tusc. 4, 20, 45; cf.:

immanis et vasta belua,

id. Rep. 2, 40:

nihil ista immanius belua est,

id. ib. 3, 33:

janitor aulae, Cerberus,

Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

ex hoc populo indomito, vel potius immani, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 44:

istius immanis atque importuna natura,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8:

immanis, intolerandus, vesanus,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 7:

immanis ac barbara consuetudo hominum immolandorum,

Cic. Font. 10, 21:

tantum facinus, tam immane (patris occidendi),

id. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

coeptis effera Dido,

Verg. A. 4, 642:

orae,

id. ib. 1, 616:

Raeti,

Hor. C. 4, 14, 15:

Agathyrsi,

Juv. 15, 125:

Pyrrhus,

id. 14, 162.— Subst.: immānĭa, ium, n., frightful deeds or sayings:

quamvis fabulosa et immania credebantur,

stories however fabulous and frightful, Tac. A. 4, 11:

dira atque inmania pati,

Juv. 15, 104.— Comp.:

scelere ante alios immanior omnes,

Verg. A. 1, 347.— Sup.:

voluptatem immanissimus quisque acerrime sequitur,

Cic. Part. Or. 25, 90.—Hence, adv. in two forms, im-māne and immānĭter (not ante-Aug.).

(Acc. to I.) Monstrously, immoderately, excessively:

immaniter clamare,

Gell. 1, 26, 8.—More freq.,

(Acc. to II.) Frightfully, dreadfully, fiercely, savagely, wildly.

Form immane:

leo hians immane,

Verg. A. 10, 726:

sonat fluctus per saxa,

id. G. 3, 239; cf.:

fremant torrentes,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 237:

spirans rapta securi,

Verg. A. 7, 510.—

Form immaniter: leones per ea loca saevientes immaniter, Amm. 18, 7:

perdite et immaniter vivere,

Aug. Conf. 10, 37.—

Comp.:

immanius efferascunt,

Amm. 18, 7.

immānis ( inm-), e, adj. [i. e. in- and old Lat. mānus=bonus; kindr. with Sanscr. ma=metior, to measure; Lat. mānes, good spirits], monstrous in size, enormous, immense, huge, vast (class.).

Lit. (usually of inanim. and abstr. things):

corporum magnitudo,

Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 9; cf.:

simulacra immani magnitudine,

id. ib. 6, 16, 4:

immani corpore serpens,

Lucr. 5, 33; 3, 987:

ingens immanisque praeda,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 110:

pecunia,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 23:

pocula,

id. Phil. 2, 25, 63:

immania ponti Aequora,

Lucr. 4, 410:

templa caeli,

id. 5, 521:

antrum,

Verg. A. 6, 11; cf.:

spelunca vasto hiatu,

id. ib. 6, 237:

barathrum,

id. ib. 8, 245:

tegumen leonis,

id. ib. 7, 666:

telum,

id. ib. 11, 552 al.:

magna atque immanis,

Lucr. 4, 1163:

cete,

Verg. A. 5, 822:

numerus annorum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

exercitus,

Vell. 2, 51, 1:

frequentia amicorum,

id. 2, 59 fin.:

geminos immani pondere caestus,

Verg. A. 5, 401:

vox,

Quint. 11, 3, 32:

ambitus redit immanis: numquam fuit par,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 4:

dissensio civitatis,

Vell. 2, 2, 1:

studium loquendi,

Ov. M. 5, 678:

avaritia,

Sall. J. 31, 12:

vitium,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 76:

soloecismus,

Gell. 15, 9, 3:

impulsae praeceps inmane ruinae,

the vast crash, Juv. 10, 107.— Neutr. absol.: Immane quantum animi exarsere, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 27 (2, 79 Dietsch); so,

vino et lucernis Medus acinaces Immane quantum discrepat,

how exceedingly, wonderfully, Hor. C. 1, 27, 6:

civilis lapsu equi prostratus immane quantum suis pavoris et hostibus alacritatis indidit,

Tac. H. 4, 34: quod matrimonium Aemiliano huic immane quanto fuit, App. Mag.;

and in full: immane dictu est, quanti et quam multi ad Pompeium discesserint,

Sall. Orat. ad Caes. 1.—

Trop., monstrous in character, frightful, inhuman, fierce, savage, wild (class.; syn.: ferus, immitis, barbarus, durus, saevus;

opp. mansuetus, mitis): hostis in ceteris rebus nimis ferus et immanis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51; cf.:

nulla gens tam fera, nemo omnium tam immanis, cujus, etc.,

id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30:

ex feris et immanibus mites reddidit et mansuetos,

id. Inv. 1, 2, 2:

ad humanitatem atque mansuetudinem revocavit animos hominum studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feros,

id. Rep. 2, 14:

belua (with fera),

id. Ac. 2, 34, 108; id. N. D. 2, 64, 161;

(with taetra),

id. Tusc. 4, 20, 45; cf.:

immanis et vasta belua,

id. Rep. 2, 40:

nihil ista immanius belua est,

id. ib. 3, 33:

janitor aulae, Cerberus,

Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

ex hoc populo indomito, vel potius immani, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 44:

istius immanis atque importuna natura,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8:

immanis, intolerandus, vesanus,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 7:

immanis ac barbara consuetudo hominum immolandorum,

Cic. Font. 10, 21:

tantum facinus, tam immane (patris occidendi),

id. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

coeptis effera Dido,

Verg. A. 4, 642:

orae,

id. ib. 1, 616:

Raeti,

Hor. C. 4, 14, 15:

Agathyrsi,

Juv. 15, 125:

Pyrrhus,

id. 14, 162.— Subst.: immānĭa, ium, n., frightful deeds or sayings:

quamvis fabulosa et immania credebantur,

stories however fabulous and frightful, Tac. A. 4, 11:

dira atque inmania pati,

Juv. 15, 104.— Comp.:

scelere ante alios immanior omnes,

Verg. A. 1, 347.— Sup.:

voluptatem immanissimus quisque acerrime sequitur,

Cic. Part. Or. 25, 90.—Hence, adv. in two forms, im-māne and immānĭter (not ante-Aug.).

(Acc. to I.) Monstrously, immoderately, excessively:

immaniter clamare,

Gell. 1, 26, 8.—More freq.,

(Acc. to II.) Frightfully, dreadfully, fiercely, savagely, wildly.

Form immane:

leo hians immane,

Verg. A. 10, 726:

sonat fluctus per saxa,

id. G. 3, 239; cf.:

fremant torrentes,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 237:

spirans rapta securi,

Verg. A. 7, 510.—

Form immaniter: leones per ea loca saevientes immaniter, Amm. 18, 7:

perdite et immaniter vivere,

Aug. Conf. 10, 37.—

Comp.:

immanius efferascunt,

Amm. 18, 7.

immītis ( inm-), e, adj. [in-mitis], not soft or mellow, harsh, rough, sour (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.).

Lit., of fruit:

uva,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 10:

fructus (opp. dulcis),

Plin. 13, 4, 6, § 26. —More freq.,

Transf., in gen., rough, rude, harsh, hard, severe, stern, fierce, savage, inexorable (syn.:

barbarus, trux, torvus, immanis, ferox, crudelis, saevus): naturā et moribus immitis ferusque,

Liv. 23, 5, 12; cf.

asper et immitis,

Suet. Tib. 59:

arrogans, profusus, immitis,

id. Ner. 4:

tyrannus (i. e. Pluto),

Verg. G. 4, 492:

Parcae,

Prop. 4 (5), 11, 13:

Glycera,

Hor. C. 1, 33, 2:

immitibus et desertis locis,

Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 120:

insulam Gyarum immitem et sine cultu hominum esse,

Tac. A. 1, 69:

immite et turbidum caelum,

Plin. Ep. 8, 17, 1:

venti,

Tib. 1, 1, 45:

oculi,

Ov. M. 6, 621:

nidi (i. e. hirundinum apibus infestarum),

Verg. G. 4, 17:

ara (on which human beings are offered),

Ov. P. 3, 2, 71:

claustra,

id. Am. 1, 6, 17:

vulnera,

id. de Nuce 69:

fata,

id. M. 13, 260:

mandata,

Tac. A. 15, 27:

rescriptum,

id. ib. 6, 9:

mors,

Tib. 1, 3, 55:

caedes pariter fugientium ac resistentium,

Liv. 4, 59, 6.—As subst.: immītĭa, ium, n., barbarous acts:

ausae immitia nuptae (i. e. abortus),

Ov. F. 1, 625.— Comp.:

vetus operis ac laboris, et eo immitior, quia toleraverat,

Tac. A. 1, 20; Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 1:

calcato immitior hydro,

Ov. M. 13, 804.— Sup.:

serpentes immitissimum animalium genus,

Plin. 10, 74, 96, § 207.— Adv.: im-mīte, rudely, harshly:

stridorque immite rudentum Sibilat,

Sil. 17, 257.

immītis ( inm-), e, adj. [in-mitis], not soft or mellow, harsh, rough, sour (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.).

Lit., of fruit:

uva,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 10:

fructus (opp. dulcis),

Plin. 13, 4, 6, § 26. —More freq.,

Transf., in gen., rough, rude, harsh, hard, severe, stern, fierce, savage, inexorable (syn.:

barbarus, trux, torvus, immanis, ferox, crudelis, saevus): naturā et moribus immitis ferusque,

Liv. 23, 5, 12; cf.

asper et immitis,

Suet. Tib. 59:

arrogans, profusus, immitis,

id. Ner. 4:

tyrannus (i. e. Pluto),

Verg. G. 4, 492:

Parcae,

Prop. 4 (5), 11, 13:

Glycera,

Hor. C. 1, 33, 2:

immitibus et desertis locis,

Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 120:

insulam Gyarum immitem et sine cultu hominum esse,

Tac. A. 1, 69:

immite et turbidum caelum,

Plin. Ep. 8, 17, 1:

venti,

Tib. 1, 1, 45:

oculi,

Ov. M. 6, 621:

nidi (i. e. hirundinum apibus infestarum),

Verg. G. 4, 17:

ara (on which human beings are offered),

Ov. P. 3, 2, 71:

claustra,

id. Am. 1, 6, 17:

vulnera,

id. de Nuce 69:

fata,

id. M. 13, 260:

mandata,

Tac. A. 15, 27:

rescriptum,

id. ib. 6, 9:

mors,

Tib. 1, 3, 55:

caedes pariter fugientium ac resistentium,

Liv. 4, 59, 6.—As subst.: immītĭa, ium, n., barbarous acts:

ausae immitia nuptae (i. e. abortus),

Ov. F. 1, 625.— Comp.:

vetus operis ac laboris, et eo immitior, quia toleraverat,

Tac. A. 1, 20; Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 1:

calcato immitior hydro,

Ov. M. 13, 804.— Sup.:

serpentes immitissimum animalium genus,

Plin. 10, 74, 96, § 207.— Adv.: im-mīte, rudely, harshly:

stridorque immite rudentum Sibilat,

Sil. 17, 257.

importūnus ( inp-), a, um, adj. [from porto, qs. not conducive, not proper; opp. opportunus; hence], unfit, unsuitable, inconvenient (cf.: molestus, intempestivus, praeposterus).

In gen. (rare):

num importunum tempus in tanto otio?

Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 20 B. and K. (al. inopportunum):

aggeribus turribusque et aliis machinationibus locus inportunus,

Sall. J. 92, 7:

importuna locorum,

Sil. 3, 540; cf.:

Armeniam petunt, id temporis importunam, quia hiems occipiebat,

Tac. A. 12, 12: etenim est in eo loco sedes huic nostro non importuna sermoni, Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 18:

vi quidem regere patriam aut parentis importunum est,

Sall. J. 3, 2.—

ln partic., pregn.

Troublesome, grievous, distressing, dangerous (rare):

quom illi inportunam tempestatem conciet,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 3, 8:

neque alius importunior acutiorque morbus est,

Cels. 4, 3:

pauperies,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 37:

Caphareus,

stormy, Ov. M. 14, 481.—

With respect to character, indecorous, unmannerly, uncivil, rude, morose, harsh, churlish, cruel, savage (class.; syn.: crudelis, immanis; opp. clemens).

Of living beings:

tam enim esse clemens tyrannus quam rex importunus potest,

Cic. Rep. 1, 33:

importunus atque amens tyrannus,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 103:

crudelis atque importuna mulier,

id. Clu. 63, 177:

tam importunus tamque crudelis,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 35:

crudelissimus atque importunissimus tyrannus,

Liv. 29, 17, 20:

uxor importuna atque incommoda,

Plaut. As. 1, 1, 47:

senex,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 23:

importunissimus hostis,

Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 12:

decemviri,

Liv. 5, 2, 8:

plebeii quam fuerint importuni, vides,

Cic. Fam. 9, 21 fin.:

locutores,

Gell. 1, 15, 1:

dives et importunus,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 185:

eripiet curule cui volet importunus ebur,

id. ib. 1, 6, 54:

volucres,

Verg. G. 1, 470; Hor. S. 1, 8, 6; cf.:

ales (bubo), i. e. infausta,

Verg. A. 12, 864.—

Of things:

immanis atque importuna natura,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8:

libidines,

id. ib. 2, 4, 50, §

111: clades civitatis,

id. Brut. 97, 332:

mors,

Ov. Am. 3, 9, 19:

sitis famesque argenti,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23:

importuna atque audax argutia,

Gell. 3, 1, 6. — Adv.: importunē ( inp-), unsuitably, unseasonably; rudely, violently:

confidere suis testibus et importune insistere,

Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80:

repetere,

Dig. 13, 6, 17:

immittere versum de Pyrrho,

Gell. 10, 16, 18:

vexare civitates tyrannica crudelitate,

Just. 42, 1.— Comp.:

insultare veritati,

Lact. 5, 2. — Sup.:

facere,

Gell. 20, 6, 14.

in-cultus, a, um, adj., untilled, uncultivated (class.).

Lit.:

ager,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33:

via, with silvestris,

neglected, id. Brut. 72, 259:

quid incultius oppidis?

id. Prov. Cons. 12, 29:

incultae atque inhabitabiles regiones,

id. N. D. 1, 10, 24:

incultum et derelictum solum,

id. Brut. 4, 16:

caritas annonae ex incultis agris,

Liv. 2, 34, 2.—

Transf., undressed, unadorned, unpolished, neglected, rude (mostly poet.):

coma,

uncombed, disordered, Ov. F. 3, 470:

genae,

disfigured, id. H. 8, 64:

homo, ut vita, sic oratione durus, incultus, horridus,

Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

inculta atque rusticana parsimonia,

id. Quint. 30:

indocti incultique,

without education, Sall. C. 2, 8:

homines intonsi et inculti,

Liv. 21, 32, 7:

versus,

unpolished, rude, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 233:

ingenium,

uncultivated, id. ib. 1, 3, 22:

Laestrygones,

i. e. destitute of cultivation, savage, wild, Tib. 4, 1, 59.—Hence, adv.: incultē, in an uncultivated manner, roughly, rudely, uncouthly, inelegantly:

inculte atque horride vivere,

Cic. Quint. 18:

incultius agitare,

Sall. J. 20, 5:

agere,

id. ib. 89, 7:

inculte horrideque dicere,

Cic. Or. 9, 28:

non inculte dicere,

id. Brut. 28.

in-cultus, ūs, m., want of cultivation or refinement (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

incultu, tenebris, odore foeda ejus (Tulliani) facies est,

Sall. C. 55, 4:

ingenium incultu atque socordiā torpescere sinunt,

id. J. 2, 4:

honores desertos per incultum ac negligentiam,

Liv. 42, 12, 7.

ĭn-hūmānus, a, um, adj., not suitable to the human condition, that does not befit a human being.

Rude, savage, barbarous:

quis tam fuit durus et ferreus, quis tam inhumanus, qui non illorum miseria commoveretur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121:

vox,

id. Fin. 3, 19, 64:

scelus,

Liv. 1, 48, 7:

crudelitas,

id. 21, 4, 9:

via,

covered with corpses, Tac. H. 2, 70:

securitas,

that enjoyed itself during the slaughter, id. ib. 3, 83:

testamentum,

cruel, unjust, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 107.—

Unpolished, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-bred, churlish, discourteous:

quis contumacior, quis inhumanior, quis superbior,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192:

moderati nec difficiles, nec inhumani senes,

id. de Sen. 3, 7:

at hoc idem si in convivio faciat, inhumanus videatur,

ill-bred, id. Off. 1, 40, 144:

agrestis et inhumana neglegentia,

id. ib. 36, 130:

homo inhumanissimus,

Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 24:

aures,

uncultivated, Cic. Or. 51, 172.—

Superhuman, godlike:

mensae,

App. M. 5, p. 334:

sententia,

id. de Deo Soc. 5, p. 44, 24.— Hence, adv. in two forms.

ĭnhūmānē, inhumanly, savagely, cruelly:

nimis graviter cruciat adulescentulum, nimisque inhumane,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 2:

facere contraque naturae legem,

Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30:

muta (oratio),

Nazar. Pan. ad Const. 16.— Comp.:

inhumanius dicere,

Cic. Lael. 13, 46.—

ĭn-hūmānĭter, uncivilly, discourteously:

me miratum esse istum tam inhumaniter fecisse, ut, etc.,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 21; id. Verr. 2, 1, 52, § 137, acc. to Prisc. p. 1010 P. (where the MSS. have inhumane).

immānis ( inm-), e, adj. [i. e. in- and old Lat. mānus=bonus; kindr. with Sanscr. ma=metior, to measure; Lat. mānes, good spirits], monstrous in size, enormous, immense, huge, vast (class.).

Lit. (usually of inanim. and abstr. things):

corporum magnitudo,

Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 9; cf.:

simulacra immani magnitudine,

id. ib. 6, 16, 4:

immani corpore serpens,

Lucr. 5, 33; 3, 987:

ingens immanisque praeda,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 110:

pecunia,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 23:

pocula,

id. Phil. 2, 25, 63:

immania ponti Aequora,

Lucr. 4, 410:

templa caeli,

id. 5, 521:

antrum,

Verg. A. 6, 11; cf.:

spelunca vasto hiatu,

id. ib. 6, 237:

barathrum,

id. ib. 8, 245:

tegumen leonis,

id. ib. 7, 666:

telum,

id. ib. 11, 552 al.:

magna atque immanis,

Lucr. 4, 1163:

cete,

Verg. A. 5, 822:

numerus annorum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

exercitus,

Vell. 2, 51, 1:

frequentia amicorum,

id. 2, 59 fin.:

geminos immani pondere caestus,

Verg. A. 5, 401:

vox,

Quint. 11, 3, 32:

ambitus redit immanis: numquam fuit par,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 4:

dissensio civitatis,

Vell. 2, 2, 1:

studium loquendi,

Ov. M. 5, 678:

avaritia,

Sall. J. 31, 12:

vitium,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 76:

soloecismus,

Gell. 15, 9, 3:

impulsae praeceps inmane ruinae,

the vast crash, Juv. 10, 107.— Neutr. absol.: Immane quantum animi exarsere, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 27 (2, 79 Dietsch); so,

vino et lucernis Medus acinaces Immane quantum discrepat,

how exceedingly, wonderfully, Hor. C. 1, 27, 6:

civilis lapsu equi prostratus immane quantum suis pavoris et hostibus alacritatis indidit,

Tac. H. 4, 34: quod matrimonium Aemiliano huic immane quanto fuit, App. Mag.;

and in full: immane dictu est, quanti et quam multi ad Pompeium discesserint,

Sall. Orat. ad Caes. 1.—

Trop., monstrous in character, frightful, inhuman, fierce, savage, wild (class.; syn.: ferus, immitis, barbarus, durus, saevus;

opp. mansuetus, mitis): hostis in ceteris rebus nimis ferus et immanis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51; cf.:

nulla gens tam fera, nemo omnium tam immanis, cujus, etc.,

id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30:

ex feris et immanibus mites reddidit et mansuetos,

id. Inv. 1, 2, 2:

ad humanitatem atque mansuetudinem revocavit animos hominum studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feros,

id. Rep. 2, 14:

belua (with fera),

id. Ac. 2, 34, 108; id. N. D. 2, 64, 161;

(with taetra),

id. Tusc. 4, 20, 45; cf.:

immanis et vasta belua,

id. Rep. 2, 40:

nihil ista immanius belua est,

id. ib. 3, 33:

janitor aulae, Cerberus,

Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

ex hoc populo indomito, vel potius immani, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 44:

istius immanis atque importuna natura,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8:

immanis, intolerandus, vesanus,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 7:

immanis ac barbara consuetudo hominum immolandorum,

Cic. Font. 10, 21:

tantum facinus, tam immane (patris occidendi),

id. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

coeptis effera Dido,

Verg. A. 4, 642:

orae,

id. ib. 1, 616:

Raeti,

Hor. C. 4, 14, 15:

Agathyrsi,

Juv. 15, 125:

Pyrrhus,

id. 14, 162.— Subst.: immānĭa, ium, n., frightful deeds or sayings:

quamvis fabulosa et immania credebantur,

stories however fabulous and frightful, Tac. A. 4, 11:

dira atque inmania pati,

Juv. 15, 104.— Comp.:

scelere ante alios immanior omnes,

Verg. A. 1, 347.— Sup.:

voluptatem immanissimus quisque acerrime sequitur,

Cic. Part. Or. 25, 90.—Hence, adv. in two forms, im-māne and immānĭter (not ante-Aug.).

(Acc. to I.) Monstrously, immoderately, excessively:

immaniter clamare,

Gell. 1, 26, 8.—More freq.,

(Acc. to II.) Frightfully, dreadfully, fiercely, savagely, wildly.

Form immane:

leo hians immane,

Verg. A. 10, 726:

sonat fluctus per saxa,

id. G. 3, 239; cf.:

fremant torrentes,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 237:

spirans rapta securi,

Verg. A. 7, 510.—

Form immaniter: leones per ea loca saevientes immaniter, Amm. 18, 7:

perdite et immaniter vivere,

Aug. Conf. 10, 37.—

Comp.:

immanius efferascunt,

Amm. 18, 7.

immītis ( inm-), e, adj. [in-mitis], not soft or mellow, harsh, rough, sour (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.).

Lit., of fruit:

uva,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 10:

fructus (opp. dulcis),

Plin. 13, 4, 6, § 26. —More freq.,

Transf., in gen., rough, rude, harsh, hard, severe, stern, fierce, savage, inexorable (syn.:

barbarus, trux, torvus, immanis, ferox, crudelis, saevus): naturā et moribus immitis ferusque,

Liv. 23, 5, 12; cf.

asper et immitis,

Suet. Tib. 59:

arrogans, profusus, immitis,

id. Ner. 4:

tyrannus (i. e. Pluto),

Verg. G. 4, 492:

Parcae,

Prop. 4 (5), 11, 13:

Glycera,

Hor. C. 1, 33, 2:

immitibus et desertis locis,

Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 120:

insulam Gyarum immitem et sine cultu hominum esse,

Tac. A. 1, 69:

immite et turbidum caelum,

Plin. Ep. 8, 17, 1:

venti,

Tib. 1, 1, 45:

oculi,

Ov. M. 6, 621:

nidi (i. e. hirundinum apibus infestarum),

Verg. G. 4, 17:

ara (on which human beings are offered),

Ov. P. 3, 2, 71:

claustra,

id. Am. 1, 6, 17:

vulnera,

id. de Nuce 69:

fata,

id. M. 13, 260:

mandata,

Tac. A. 15, 27:

rescriptum,

id. ib. 6, 9:

mors,

Tib. 1, 3, 55:

caedes pariter fugientium ac resistentium,

Liv. 4, 59, 6.—As subst.: immītĭa, ium, n., barbarous acts:

ausae immitia nuptae (i. e. abortus),

Ov. F. 1, 625.— Comp.:

vetus operis ac laboris, et eo immitior, quia toleraverat,

Tac. A. 1, 20; Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 1:

calcato immitior hydro,

Ov. M. 13, 804.— Sup.:

serpentes immitissimum animalium genus,

Plin. 10, 74, 96, § 207.— Adv.: im-mīte, rudely, harshly:

stridorque immite rudentum Sibilat,

Sil. 17, 257.

importūnus ( inp-), a, um, adj. [from porto, qs. not conducive, not proper; opp. opportunus; hence], unfit, unsuitable, inconvenient (cf.: molestus, intempestivus, praeposterus).

In gen. (rare):

num importunum tempus in tanto otio?

Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 20 B. and K. (al. inopportunum):

aggeribus turribusque et aliis machinationibus locus inportunus,

Sall. J. 92, 7:

importuna locorum,

Sil. 3, 540; cf.:

Armeniam petunt, id temporis importunam, quia hiems occipiebat,

Tac. A. 12, 12: etenim est in eo loco sedes huic nostro non importuna sermoni, Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 18:

vi quidem regere patriam aut parentis importunum est,

Sall. J. 3, 2.—

ln partic., pregn.

Troublesome, grievous, distressing, dangerous (rare):

quom illi inportunam tempestatem conciet,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 3, 8:

neque alius importunior acutiorque morbus est,

Cels. 4, 3:

pauperies,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 37:

Caphareus,

stormy, Ov. M. 14, 481.—

With respect to character, indecorous, unmannerly, uncivil, rude, morose, harsh, churlish, cruel, savage (class.; syn.: crudelis, immanis; opp. clemens).

Of living beings:

tam enim esse clemens tyrannus quam rex importunus potest,

Cic. Rep. 1, 33:

importunus atque amens tyrannus,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 103:

crudelis atque importuna mulier,

id. Clu. 63, 177:

tam importunus tamque crudelis,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 35:

crudelissimus atque importunissimus tyrannus,

Liv. 29, 17, 20:

uxor importuna atque incommoda,

Plaut. As. 1, 1, 47:

senex,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 23:

importunissimus hostis,

Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 12:

decemviri,

Liv. 5, 2, 8:

plebeii quam fuerint importuni, vides,

Cic. Fam. 9, 21 fin.:

locutores,

Gell. 1, 15, 1:

dives et importunus,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 185:

eripiet curule cui volet importunus ebur,

id. ib. 1, 6, 54:

volucres,

Verg. G. 1, 470; Hor. S. 1, 8, 6; cf.:

ales (bubo), i. e. infausta,

Verg. A. 12, 864.—

Of things:

immanis atque importuna natura,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8:

libidines,

id. ib. 2, 4, 50, §

111: clades civitatis,

id. Brut. 97, 332:

mors,

Ov. Am. 3, 9, 19:

sitis famesque argenti,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23:

importuna atque audax argutia,

Gell. 3, 1, 6. — Adv.: importunē ( inp-), unsuitably, unseasonably; rudely, violently:

confidere suis testibus et importune insistere,

Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80:

repetere,

Dig. 13, 6, 17:

immittere versum de Pyrrho,

Gell. 10, 16, 18:

vexare civitates tyrannica crudelitate,

Just. 42, 1.— Comp.:

insultare veritati,

Lact. 5, 2. — Sup.:

facere,

Gell. 20, 6, 14.

răbĭdus, a, um, adj. [1. rabo], raving, furious, enraged, savage, fierce, mad, rabid (as adj. mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.:

furens, furiosus, insanus): canes,

Lucr. 5, 892; Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 98; Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 6; 1, 15, 2; 3, 30, 1; id. Ep. 99, 24:

catuli,

Sil. 10, 127:

corpus (Canis),

Cic. Arat. 110:

tigres,

Verg. G. 2, 151; cf.

leones,

Lucr. 4, 712; Hor. A. P. 393:

lupa, Ov A. A. 3, 8: bimembres,

id. M. 12, 494:

alios age incitatos, alios age rabidos,

Cat. 63, 93:

non impulsus et rabidus,

Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 4. —

Transf., of things:

Pelorum (on account of the neighboring Scylla),

Luc. 6, 66 Cort. N. cr.:

lingua,

Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 11; cf.

murmur,

Val. Fl. 4, 239:

ut rabida ora quierunt,

Verg. A. 6, 102; cf. id. ib. 6, 80:

aspectus (draconis),

Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62:

certamen,

Sil. 16, 410; cf.

arma,

id. 7, 253:

fames (Cerberi),

Verg. A. 6, 421; cf.:

sitis (Tantali),

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1077:

rabies,

Cat. 63, 44.—

Trop., impulsive, passionate, impetuous:

impulsus et rabidus,

Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 5:

adfectus,

id. ib. 3, 16, 2:

furor animi,

Cat. 63, 38:

mores,

Ov. A. A. 3, 501:

rabida et jurgiosa facundia,

Gell. 19, 9, 7.— Adv.: răbĭ-dē, ravingly, madly, furiously, rabidly:

omnia rabide appetentem,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16. — Comp.:

raptari,

Aug. Mor. Manich. 2, 14.