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1 molliter
molliter adv. with comp. and sup. [mollis], softly, gently, agreeably: te curasti, T.: aves nidos mollissime substernunt: membra movere mollius (in the dance), H.: ossa cubent, O.: Excudent spirantia mollius aera, more agreeably, V.: Versiculi euntes Mollius, smoothly, H.—Fig.: quod ferendum est molliter sapienti, patiently: vivere, voluptuously: aegritudinem pati, without fortitude, S.: ne quid per metum mollius consuleretur, too compliantly, L.: amici mollius interpretantur, too favorably, Ta.* * *mollius, mollissime ADVcalmly/quietly/softly/gently/smoothly/easily; w/out pain/anger/harshness; weakly -
2 molle
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
3 mollia
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
4 mollis
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
5 molliter
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.
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