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  • 1 laxus

        laxus adj. with comp. and sup.    [LAG-], wide, loose, open, spacious, roomy: casses, V.: In pede calceus, H.: spatium, L.: conpages, yielding, V.: arcus, unbent, V.: laxo arcu Cedere campis, H.— Fig., loose, free, wide: laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae: hostis, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude, L.: laxius imperium, more indulgent, S.: laxior annona, i. e. low-priced, L.: diem statuo satis laxam, sufficiently distant.
    * * *
    laxa, laxum ADJ
    wide, loose, roomy, slack, open, lax

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  • 2 solūtus

        solūtus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of solvo], unbound, free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged: cum eos vinciret, te solu<*>um Romam mittebat?: nec quisquam solutus dicitur esse sectus, unbandaged: duos (captivos) solutos ire ad Hannibalem iussit, L.: charta, open, O.—Fig., unbound, uncontrolled, unfettered, released, exempt, free: mens: ab omni imperio externo soluta in perpetuum Hispania, L.: solutos qui captat risūs hominum, H.: ludunt risu soluto, unrestrained, V.: soluta (praedia) meliore in causā sunt quam obligata, unmortgaged: omni faenore, H.: (religione) solutus ac liber, L.— Free, unburdened, at leisure, at ease, unbent: sed paulo solutiore animo tamen: quo mea ratio facilior et solutior esse posset: quam homines soluti ridere non desinant: Cum famulis operum solutis, H.— Free, unbiassed, unprejudiced, independent: iudicio senatūs soluto et libero: si essent omnia mihi solutissima: liberi enim ad causas solutique veniebant, uncommitted. —Of a speaker, free, unembarrassed, fluent, ready: in explicandis sententiis: solutissimus in dicendo. —Of composition, free, unfettered, inartificial, irregular: Scribere verba soluta modis, without meter, O.: verbis solutis numeros adiungere, rhythm to prose: soluta oratio, prose: nec vero haec (verba) soluta nec diffluentia, sed astricta numeris.— Free from liability, not accountable, exempt: illud tempus habere solutum ac liberum.— Unbridled, insolent, loose, wanton, arbitrary: amores: quo minus conspectus eo solutior erat, L.: quorum in regno libido solutior fuerat, L.: orator tam solutus et mollis in gestu, extravagant.—Undisciplined, disorderly, lax, remiss, careless: omnia soluta apud hostīs esse, L.: lenitas solutior.
    * * *
    soluta -um, solutior -or -us, solutissimus -a -um ADJ
    unbound, released; free, at large; unrestrained, profligate; lax, careless

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  • 3 indeflexus

    in-deflexus, a, um, adj., unbent, unchanged (post-Aug.):

    maturitas,

    Plin. Pan. 4, 7:

    cursus,

    App. de Deo Socr. p. 42, 16:

    saevitia,

    Amm. 27, 9.

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  • 4 laxus

    laxus, a, um, adj. [cf. languidus, languor, lactes], wide, loose, open; spacious, roomy; opp. adstrictus (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).
    I.
    Lit.: laxius agmen, Sall. ap. Non. 235, 16:

    casses,

    Verg. G. 4, 247:

    circli,

    id. ib. 3, 166:

    sinus,

    Tib. 1, 6, 18:

    toga,

    id. 1, 6, 40; 2, 3, 78; cf.:

    in pede calceus haeret,

    wide, loose, Hor. S. 1, 3, 32:

    nuces Ferre sinu laxo,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 171:

    qua satis laxo spatio equi permitti possent,

    Liv. 10, 5; so,

    spatium,

    wide, roomy, Sen. Ep. 88 med.; cf.:

    laxior domus,

    Vell. 2, 81:

    janua,

    open, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 77:

    compages,

    Verg. A. 1, 122:

    mulier,

    Mart. 11, 21:

    habenae,

    Cic. Lael. 13 (v. under II.); Verg. A. 1, 63:

    frena,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 16; cf.:

    qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:

    arcus,

    slackened, unbent, unstrung, Verg. A. 11, 874:

    laxo meditantur arcu cedere campis,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 23:

    opes,

    large, great, Mart. 2, 30, 4.—
    II.
    Trop.:

    laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae,

    very wide, loose, Cic. Lael. 13, 45: si bellum cum eo hoste haberemus, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude or scope, Liv. 24, 8; cf.:

    laxius imperium,

    less strict, more indulgent, Sall. J. 64:

    annona,

    i. e. reduced, cheap, Liv. 2, 52:

    caput,

    relaxed, disordered from drinking, Pers. 3, 58:

    vox,

    pronounced broad, Gell. 13, 20, 12:

    laxioribus verbis dicere aliquid,

    prolix, diffuse, id. 16, 1, 3.—Of time:

    diem statuo satis laxam,

    sufficiently distant, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 16:

    tempus sibi et quidem laxius postulavit,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 9 med. —Hence, adv.: laxē, widely, spaciously, loosely.
    1.
    Lit.:

    vis sideris laxe grassantis,

    Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 217:

    distans,

    id. 13, 4, 7, § 33:

    aurum laxius dilatatur,

    id. 33, 3, 19, § 61:

    Mercurii stella laxissime vagatur,

    id. 2, 16, 13, § 66:

    medio suspendit vincula ponto, Et laxe fluitare sinit,

    loosely, freely, Luc. 4, 450:

    manus vincire,

    loosely, Liv. 9, 10, 7.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    laxius proferre diem,

    to put farther off, Cic. Att. 13, 14, 1; cf.:

    volo laxius (sc. rem curari),

    id. ib. 15, 20, 4:

    de munere pastorum alii angustius, alii laxius constituere solent,

    a greater number, more, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 10:

    in hostico laxius rapto suetis vivere artiores in pace res erant,

    more unrestrictedly, more freely, Liv. 28, 24, 6:

    Romanos remoto metu laxius licentiusque futuros,

    be more relaxed in discipline, more negligent, disorderly, Sall. J. 85.

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  • 5 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.:

    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.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    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.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    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.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    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.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    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. —
    2.
    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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  • 6 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.:

    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.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    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.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    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.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    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.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    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. —
    2.
    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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  • 7 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.:

    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.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    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.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    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.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    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.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    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. —
    2.
    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.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollis

  • 8 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.:

    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.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    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.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    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.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    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.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    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. —
    2.
    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.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > molliter

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