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  • 21 humilis

    hŭmĭlis, e, adj. [humus; like chamalos from chamai, on the ground, i. e.], low, lowly, small, slight (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. signif.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    arbores et vites et ea quae sunt humiliora neque se tollere a terra altius possunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37; cf.:

    turrim humilem parvamque fecerant,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 8, 1 sq.:

    humilior munitio,

    id. ib. 3, 63, 2:

    (naves) humiliores quam quibus in nostro mari uti consuevimus,

    id. B. G. 5, 1, 2:

    humiles habitare casas,

    Verg. E. 2, 29:

    domus,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 22:

    postes,

    Ov. M. 8, 639:

    arcus,

    id. ib. 3, 30:

    arae,

    Val. Fl. 3, 426:

    virgas humilis mordere salicti,

    Juv. 11, 67:

    Forentum,

    low, situated in the plain, Hor. C. 3, 4, 16; so,

    Myconos,

    Ov. M. 7, 463:

    Italia,

    Verg. A. 3, 522:

    humillimo solo aqua diutissime immorata,

    Just. 2, 1 med.:

    avi similis, quae circum litora, circum Piscosos scopulos humilis volat aequora juxta,

    flies low, Verg. A. 4, 255; cf.:

    decisis humilis pennis,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 50:

    potest ex deformi humilique corpusculo exire formosus animus ac magnus,

    small, diminutive, Sen. Ep. 66:

    brevi atque humili corpore homines,

    Gell. 19, 13, 3; Curt. 7, 4:

    humiles Cleonae,

    little, petty, Ov. M. 6, 417 (in Ptolem. polis ou megalê):

    Troja,

    id. ib. 15, 424:

    ipse humili designat moenia fossa,

    i. e. slight, shallow, Verg. A. 7, 157; so,

    fossa,

    Tac. A. 1, 61; cf.

    radix,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 5.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    As respects rank, birth, fortune, worth, consideration, etc., low, base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant (cf.:

    supplex, summissus, demissus, abjectus): ut si parentibus nati sint humilibus,

    Cic. Lael. 17, 90:

    humiles nati (shortly after: trivio conceptus et educatus stercore),

    Phaedr. 1, 27, 2: humiles et obscuri homines, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 88; id. Quint. 31, 95:

    humillimus homo de plebe,

    Liv. 3, 19, 9; cf.:

    humilis in plebe et ideo ignobilis puerpera,

    Plin. 7, 36, 36, § 121:

    ne latos fines parare studeant potentioresque humiliores possessionibus expellant,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 22, 3:

    humiliores, opp. opulentiores,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 51 fin.:

    hos Suevi vectigales sibi fecerunt ac multo humiliores infirmioresque redegerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 3 fin.: homines humiles, opp. amplissimi viri, Balb. et Opp. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 8, A, 1:

    satis superque humilis est, qui, etc.,

    Liv. 3, 53, 9:

    junge tuis humiles, ambitiose, manus,

    of the servants, Ov. A. A. 2, 254:

    civitas ignobilis atque humilis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28, 1:

    humilem sane relinquunt et minime generosum, ut ita dicam, ortum amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 29:

    Viridomarus, quem Caesar ex humili loco ad summam dignitatem perduxerat,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 39, 1:

    qui cogitationes suas abjecerunt in rem tam humilem atque contemptam,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 32; cf.:

    nihil abjectum, nihil humile cogitant,

    id. Fin. 5, 20, 57:

    aut nulla aut humili aliqua arte praediti,

    id. Arch. 5, 10:

    humiles et sordidae curae,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

    rei pictor,

    Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 120 (dub.;

    Jan. floridissimus): humilis atque obsoletus vestitus,

    Nep. Ages. 8:

    agna,

    poor, humble, Hor. C. 2, 17, 32:

    fortuna,

    Juv. 6, 287:

    domus,

    id. 11, 171.—Hence, subst.: hŭmĭle, is, n., that which is humble or base, a low station:

    ex humili potens,

    Hor. C. 3, 30, 12:

    quales ex humili magna ad vestigia rerum extollit Fortuna,

    Juv. 3, 39.—

    Prov.: Humiles laborant ubi potentes dissident,

    Phaedr. 1, 30, 1.—
    2.
    Of low, mean language: iambus frequentissimus est in iis, quae demisso atque humili sermone dicuntur. Cic. Or. 58, 196:

    sermo,

    Hor. A. P. 229; cf.:

    neque humilem et abjectam orationem nec nimis altam et exaggeratam probat,

    Cic. Or. 57, 192:

    verbum,

    id. Brut. 79, 274:

    humilia et vulgaria verba,

    Quint. 10, 1, 9:

    translatio,

    id. 8, 6, 5:

    si quis sublimia humilibus misceat,

    id. 8, 3, 60:

    quae humilia circa res magnas, apta circa minores videntur,

    id. 8, 3, 18:

    humile et quotidianum sermonis genus,

    id. 11, 1, 6:

    of the author himself: Macer... humilis,

    i. e. commonplace, id. 10, 1, 87:

    nil parvum aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,

    Hor. C. 3, 25, 17.—
    B.
    Of mind or character, low, mean, base, abject:

    qui umquam apparitor tam humilis? tam abjectus?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 82:

    ut ille tum humilis, ut demissus erat!

    id. Att. 2, 21, 3:

    humillimus assentator,

    Vell. 2, 83, 1:

    neque nos simus tam humiles, ut quae laudamus inutilia credamus,

    Quint. 11, 1, 13:

    privata deduci superbo Non humilis mulier triumpho,

    Hor. C. 1, 37, 32:

    succumbere doloribus eosque humili animo imbecilloque ferre miserum est,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 15, 49:

    animi,

    Lucr. 6, 52:

    si prece et obsecratione humili ac supplici utemur,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 16, 22; 1, 56 init.; cf.:

    fracto animo, atque humili aliquem supplicare,

    id. Planc. 20, 50:

    humillimae preces, Suet. Vit. Luc.: pavor,

    Verg. G. 1, 331; cf.

    metus,

    Val. Fl. 3, 394.—Hence, adv.: hŭmĭlĭter, low, deeply.
    1.
    Lit. (so post-Aug. and very rare):

    in loco clivoso humilius rami arborum servandisunt, in plano altius,

    Pall. 3, 13, 3:

    eadem facta claritate vel obscuritate facientium vel tolluntur altissime vel humillime deprimuntur,

    very deeply, Plin. Ep. 6, 24, 1. —
    2.
    Trop. (acc. to II. B.), basely, meanly, abjectly, humbly (class.):

    non est ausus elate et ample loqui, cum humiliter demisseque sentiret,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

    aut servit humiliter, aut superbe dominatur,

    Liv. 24, 25, 8:

    servire alicui,

    id. 45, 32, 5:

    audacter territas, humiliter placas,

    Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28:

    animose paupertatem ferre, humiliter infamiam,

    Sen. Ep. 120 med.

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  • 22 neclegens

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 23 neclego

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 24 neglego

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 25 negligens

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 26 negligenter

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 27 negligo

    neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 ( perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., [p. 1198] in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. [nec-lego] (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
    I.
    In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum):

    si mandatum neglecturus es,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112:

    maculam judiciorum,

    id. Clu. 47, 130:

    rem familiarem neglegebat,

    Nep. Them. 1, 2:

    neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
    (β).
    With an object-clause:

    erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39:

    diem edicti obire neglexit,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
    (γ).
    With de:

    de Theopompo negleximus,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
    II.
    In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.:

    despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    tantam pecuniam captam,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218:

    cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49:

    legem,

    id. Vatin. 2, 5:

    minas,

    id. Quint. 30, 92:

    imperium alicujus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7:

    injurias alicujus,

    to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36:

    iram alicujus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97:

    deos,

    Sall. C. 10, 4:

    se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
    (β).
    With an objectclause:

    verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,

    neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,

    id. Phil. 13, 16, 33:

    fraudem committere,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—
    * (γ).
    With a foll. ne:

    neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,

    unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas,

    when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
    A.
    neglĕgens ( neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
    1.
    In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.:

    improvidi et neglegentes duces,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162:

    socors alicujus natura neglegensque,

    id. Brut. 68, 239:

    in amicis deligendis neglegentes,

    id. Lael. 17, 62:

    in aliquem,

    id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.:

    legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143:

    amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),

    Tac. H. 3, 38:

    lenocinii,

    Suet. Aug. 79:

    domus tuae neglegentissimus,

    Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa:

    circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,

    Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.:

    post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things:

    alarum neglegens sudor,

    that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128:

    neglegentior amictus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 147:

    neglegens sermo,

    id. 10, 7, 28; cf.

    stilus,

    id. 2, 4, 13.—
    2.
    In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident:

    in sumptu neglegens,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5:

    adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque,

    Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter ( neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently:

    scribere (opp. diligenter),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7:

    gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius,

    Tac. G. 17:

    audientes,

    Quint. 8, 2, 23:

    petere pilam,

    id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.— Comp.:

    neglegentius asservare aliquid,

    Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.— Sup.:

    neglegentissime amicos habere,

    Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
    B.
    neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised:

    cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    castra soluta neglectaque,

    Liv. 28, 1:

    religio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 17:

    di,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 7:

    forma viros decet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 509.— Sup.:

    neglectissima progenies,

    Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently:

    neglectius incedebat,

    Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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  • 28 con - temnō

        con - temnō tempsī    (-temsī), temptus (-temtus), ere, to value little, esteem lightly, contemn, despise, disdain, disregard, defy: ea, quae plerique expetunt: exercitum prae Gallicanis legionibus: paucitatem eorum, L.: paucitatem in hoste, Cu.: tuom Consilium, T.: parva ista, L.: opes, V.: mortem: Antoni gladios, Iu.: contempta fontis Iura maerens, the outrage upon, O.: lippus inungi, H.: ipsum vinci, regard as a trifle: (amplitudo animi) eminet contemnendis doloribus: contemni se putant (senes): tenuissimum quemque: nostros, Cs.: contemnēre miser, H.: Othone contempto, in defiance of, H.: se non contemnere, to have a high estimate of: nec (Batavi) tributis contemnuntur, are humiliated, Ta.: quae res illis contemnentibus pernicii fuit, N. — To slight, speak contemptuously of, disparage: Numquid habes quod contemnas? any fault to find? T.: Murenae genus: populi voces, Sic, H.—Fig., to defy, be safe from, not to fear, to make light of, disregard: (insulam) dedit contemnere ventos, i. e. sheltered, V.: contemnere ventos (vitīs) Adsuescant, V.: mediam Charybdim, Iu.

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  • 29 contrāctiuncula

        contrāctiuncula ae, f dim.    [contractio], a trifling dejection, sadness: animi.
    * * *
    slight (mental) depression (w/animi); dejection, sadness (L+S)

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  • 30 dēclīnātiō

        dēclīnātiō ōnis, f    [declino], a bending aside, turning away, averting: tuas petitiones parvā declinatione effugi: atomi: corporis, Cu.—Fig., a turning away, avoiding, avoidance: a malis naturā declinamus; quae declinatio, etc.: laboris. — In rhet., a slight deviation (from the direct argument): a proposito: ad amplificandum.— A rejection, qualification (of a word or phrase).
    * * *
    declination/relative sky angle; latitude; compass point; inclination; bend/slope turning aside, swerve; advoidance; divergence/variation/digression; inflection

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  • 31 gustō

        gustō āvī, ātus, arē    [gustus], to taste, take a little of: aquam: leporem, Cs.: aliquid de sanguine, Iu.— To take a slight meal, take luncheon, eat a little: quorum nemo gustavit cubans.— Fig., to taste, partake of, enjoy: civilem sanguinem: partem liquidae voluptatis: praecepta: summatim rerum causas: Metrodorum illum, i. e. heard for a while: lucellum, H.—Prov.: primis labris gustare, i. e. learn a little of.
    * * *
    gustare, gustavi, gustatus V
    taste, sip; have some experience of; enjoy

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  • 32 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.
    * * *
    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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  • 33 lucellum

        lucellum ī, n dim.    [lucrum], a small gain, slight profit: Apronio aliquid lucelli dare: dulce, H.: alqd refero datum lucello, Ct.
    * * *

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  • 34 occultus

        occultus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of occulo], covered up, hidden, concealed, secret: locus, S.: occultiores insidiae: quo occultior esset eius adventus, Cs.: si quid erit occultius: cum res occultissimas aperueris: per occultos callīs, V.: notae, O.: Crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, i. e. imperceptibly, H.: occulti miranda potentia fati, Iu.: salis in lacte sapor, slight favor, V.— Plur n. as subst: expromere omnia mea occulta, secrets, T.: servi, quibus occulta credantur: in occultis ac reconditis templi, the recesses, Cs.— Sing: stare in occulto, in hiding: ex occulto nostros invadit, from ambush, S.: ex occulto intervenire, secretly. —Of persons, close, reserved, uncandid, secret: me occultum fingere: ab occultis cavendum hominibus, L.: occultus odii, dissembling his hate, Ta.: consilii, Ta.
    * * *
    occulta -um, occultior -or -us, occultissimus -a -um ADJ
    hidden, secret

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  • 35 paetulus

        paetulus adj. dim.    [paetus] with a cast in the eye, slightly blink-eyed.
    * * *
    paetula, paetulum ADJ
    with a slight cast in the eyes, squinting

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  • 36 parvolus or parvulus

        parvolus or parvulus adj. dim.    [parvus], very small, little, petty, slight: pueri: parvola magni formica laboris, H.: impulsio: res, H.: proelium, skirmish, Cs.—Of age, little, young: soror, T.: segmentatis dormisset parvula cunis, when a child, Iu.: mansuefieri ne parvuli quidem (ursi) excepti possunt, even when caught young, Cs.— As subst: a parvulo, from childhood, T.: ab parvulis, from their infancy, Cs.

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  • 37 per-levis

        per-levis e, adj.,    very slight, trifling: perlevi momento fortunae pendēre, C., L.

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  • 38 per-tenuis

        per-tenuis e, adj.,    extremely slight, very weak: spes salutis: suspicio: argumentum: ars.

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  • 39 ratiuncula

        ratiuncula ae, f dim.    [ratio], a small reckoning, little account: erat ei de ratiunculā relicuom pauxillulum Nummorum, T.— A slight ground, trifling reason: leves: huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit.— A petty syllogism.
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    little reckoning, account; a poor reason; a petty syllogism

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  • 40 specula

        specula ae, f    [SPEC-], a look-out, watchtower: ignis e speculā sublatus: dat signum speculā ab altā. V.: in hac tamquam speculā conlocati: speculis per omnia promunturia positis, L.—Fig., in the phrase, in speculis, on the watch, on the look-out, on guard: nunc homines in speculis sunt: in speculis omnis Abydos erat, O.: diem unum in speculis fuit, L.— A high place, height, summit, eminence: in speculis Planities ignota iacet, V.: e speculis lucem vidit, V.
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    lookout; watch tower; high place; slight hope, glimmer of hope

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  • Slight — Slight, a. [Compar. {Slighter}; superl. {Slightest}.] [OE. sli?t, sleght, probably from OD. slicht, slecht, simple, plain, D. slecht; akin to OFries. sliucht, G. schlecht, schlicht, OHG. sleht smooth, simple, Icel. sl?ttr smooth, Sw. sl[ a]t,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slight — Slight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slighting}.] To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. Milton. [1913 Webster] The wretch who slights the bounty of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slight — slight·er; slight; slight·ish; slight·ly; slight·ness; slight·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • slight — I adjective ancillary, auxiliary, diminutive, exiguous, exiguus, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, levis, light, limited, little, meager, mean, minor, minute, modest, negligible, niggardly,… …   Law dictionary

  • slight — [adj1] insignificant, small fat, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meager, minor, modest, negligible, off, outside, paltry, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, slender, slim, sparse, superficial, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant,… …   New thesaurus

  • Slight — Slight, adv. Slightly. [Obs. or Poetic] [1913 Webster] Think not so slight of glory. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slight — is a surname, and may refer to:* Aaron Slight (born 1966), former professional motorcycle road racer * Jim Slight (1855 1930), Australian cricketeree also* Sleight …   Wikipedia

  • slight — [slīt] adj. [ME (northern dial.) sliht < OE, kin to OHG sleht, straight, smooth: for IE base see SLICK] 1. a) light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender b) frail; fragile 2. having little weight, strength, substance, or significance… …   English World dictionary

  • slight|ly — «SLYT lee», adverb. 1. in a slight manner. 2. to a slight degree; a little; somewhat: »I know him slightly. 3. in a slighting manner; disdainfully …   Useful english dictionary

  • Slight — Slight, n. The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity. [1913 Webster] Syn: Neglect; disregard; inattention; contempt; disdain; scorn; disgrace; indignity; disparagement …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slight — Slight, n. Sleight. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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