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  • 1 infirma

    in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.
    I.
    Lit.:

    viribus infirmis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

    valetudo,

    id. Brut. 48, 180:

    classis inops et infirma,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

    valetudo infirmissima,

    id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

    sum admodum infirmus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

    pecus,

    i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

    lumen solis,

    weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

    infirmior est panis ex polline,

    less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

    infirmissimus cibarius panis,

    id. ib.:

    saporis vinum,

    Col. 3, 7:

    infirmissimae arbores,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

    nervi,

    weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

    civitas exigua et infirma,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

    infirmi ad resistendum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

    infirmior ad haec omnia,

    Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

    lineae,

    Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—
    II.
    Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

    tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

    quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

    Juv. 13, 190:

    sum paulo infirmior,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

    quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

    homines infirmissimi,

    very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

    omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

    Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

    quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

    cautiones,

    id. Fam. 7, 18:

    infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

    Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.
    A.
    Form infirmē.
    1.
    Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

    infirme animatus,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

    jejune et infirme,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—
    2.
    Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

    tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

    Suet. Aug. 9. —
    B.
    Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

    infirmiter invalideque dicere,

    Arn. 7, 250.

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  • 2 infirmus

    in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.
    I.
    Lit.:

    viribus infirmis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

    valetudo,

    id. Brut. 48, 180:

    classis inops et infirma,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

    valetudo infirmissima,

    id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

    sum admodum infirmus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

    pecus,

    i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

    lumen solis,

    weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

    infirmior est panis ex polline,

    less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

    infirmissimus cibarius panis,

    id. ib.:

    saporis vinum,

    Col. 3, 7:

    infirmissimae arbores,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

    nervi,

    weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

    civitas exigua et infirma,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

    infirmi ad resistendum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

    infirmior ad haec omnia,

    Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

    lineae,

    Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—
    II.
    Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

    tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

    quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

    Juv. 13, 190:

    sum paulo infirmior,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

    quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

    homines infirmissimi,

    very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

    omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

    Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

    quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

    cautiones,

    id. Fam. 7, 18:

    infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

    Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.
    A.
    Form infirmē.
    1.
    Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

    infirme animatus,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

    jejune et infirme,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—
    2.
    Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

    tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

    Suet. Aug. 9. —
    B.
    Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

    infirmiter invalideque dicere,

    Arn. 7, 250.

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  • 3 dēbilis

        dēbilis e, adj. with comp.    [de + habilis], lame, disabled, crippled, infirm, debilitated, feeble, frail, weak: senex: membris omnibus: Ille umero, Iu.: equi, L.: Membra metu, T.: ferrum, V.—Fig., disabled, weak, helpless, feeble: parte animi: duo corpora esse rei p., unum debile: praetura: ingenio debilior, Ta.
    * * *
    debile, debilior -or -us, debilissimus -a -um ADJ
    weak/feeble/frail; crippled/disabled; wanting/deprived (competence); ineffective

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  • 4 īn-fīrmus

        īn-fīrmus adj.    with comp. and sup, not strong, weak, feeble, infirm: vires: corpus annis, S.: classis: oves, H.: ex gravi morbo, ill: infirmi ad resistendum, Cs.—Fig., weak, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded: animus, Cs.: sum paulo infirmior, H.: quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores, Cs.—Of no weight, weak, trivial, inconclusive, invalid: nuptiae, T.: ad probandum res: cautiones: infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi, L.: de causis condemnatus infirmissimis.

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  • 5 mollis

        mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.
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    mollis, molle ADJ
    soft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate

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  • 6 languidus

    languĭdus, a, um, adj. [langueo], faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid (class.; cf.: lassus, fessus, fatigatus, defessus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    homines vino languidi,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 10; cf.:

    vino vigiliisque languidus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 31:

    pecus,

    id. Fin. 2, 13, 39:

    boves Collo trahentes languido,

    Hor. Epod. 2, 64.— Transf., of things:

    (oculi) languidi et torpentes,

    dull, Quint. 11, 3, 76; cf.:

    vultus non languidus,

    id. 11, 3, 159:

    flumen,

    sluggish, Hor. C. 2, 14, 17; so,

    aqua,

    Liv. 1, 4:

    ventus,

    gentle, mild; Ov. P. 2, 1, 2; cf.

    carbasa,

    hanging loose, not swelled out, Luc. 5, 421:

    color,

    pale, Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 43:

    ignis,

    id. 34, 8, 17, § 79:

    ictus venarum,

    id. 11, 37, 88, § 219:

    arbor piri,

    Pall. Febr. 25, 4; id. Novem. 7, 14.— Comp.:

    languidioribus nostris vallum scindere (hostes),

    Caes. B. G. 3, 5:

    folia languidiora,

    Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50:

    vina,

    i. e. more mellow, Hor. C. 3, 21, 8.—
    B.
    In partic., faint, weak, languid from sickness, languishing, ill ( poet. and in postAug. prose): lumina, Laurea Tullius poët. ap. Plin. 31, 2, 3, § 8:

    languidior noster si quando est Paulus,

    Mart. 9, 86:

    uxor,

    Juv. 1, 122.— Subst.: languĭdus, i, m., the sick man, invalid, Vulg. Johan. 5, 7; id. Matt. 14, 14 al.—
    II.
    Trop., faint, feeble, powerless, inactive, listless, of persons and things:

    senectus languida atque iners,

    Cic. de Sen. 8, 26:

    philosophus mollis, languidus, enervatus,

    id. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    si qui antea aut alieniores fuerant aut languidiores,

    more sluggish, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16; cf.:

    nos etiam languidiores postea facti sumus,

    id. Phil. 8, 7, 21:

    illi beati, quos nullae futtiles laetitiae exultantes languidis liquefaciunt voluptatibus,

    id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; Caes. B. G. 3, 5:

    esse remisso ac languido animo,

    id. B. C. 1, 21:

    languidiore credo studio in causa fuistis,

    Cic. Lig. 9, 28:

    oratio languidior,

    Quint. 4, 1, 67:

    auctoritas patrum,

    weak, Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121:

    Romani... fessi lassique erant: tamen instructi intentique obviam procedebant. Nam dolus Numidarum nihil languidi neque remissi patiebatur,

    Sall. J. 53, 6:

    oculos ubi languida pressit quies,

    producing languor, Verg. A. 12, 908.— Sup. seems not to occur. —Hence, adv.: languĭdē, in a languid manner, faintly, feebly, slowly, languidly (class.):

    procedere,

    Col. 11, 1, 17:

    nutare,

    Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 53:

    agere,

    Petr. 98:

    palmae languide dulces,

    slightly, Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 34. — Comp.:

    languidius in opere versari,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 27:

    dictum languidius,

    more faintheartedly, spiritlessly, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 25.— Sup. seems not to occur.

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  • 7 tenue

    tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.

    tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,

    id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Of texture, fine, thin:

    subtemen,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:

    vestes,

    Tib. 2, 3, 53:

    vestes,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 707:

    amictus,

    id. M. 4, 104:

    togae,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:

    toga filo tenuissima,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 445:

    tunicae,

    id. F. 2, 319:

    natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    pellis,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 77:

    arietes tenuioris velleris,

    Col. 7, 2, 5.—
    2.
    Of substance, thin, rare, fine:

    tenue caelum (opp. crassum),

    Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,

    tenue purumque caelum,

    id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:

    aethereus locus tenuissimus est,

    id. ib. 2, 15, 42:

    capilli,

    Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:

    comae,

    Tib. 1, 9, 68:

    rima,

    Ov. M. 4, 65:

    vinum,

    thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:

    aqua,

    clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.

    sanguis (opp. crassus),

    Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:

    agmen (militum),

    Liv. 25, 23, 16:

    acies,

    Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.

    pluviae,

    Verg. G. 1, 92.—
    3.
    Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:

    penna,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:

    cauda (piscis),

    Ov. M. 4, 726:

    acus,

    id. Am. 3, 7, 30:

    tabellae,

    Mart. 14, 3, 1:

    nitedula,

    thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:

    canes macie tenues,

    Nemes. Cyn. 137:

    Gellius,

    Cat. 89, 1:

    Thais,

    Mart. 11, 101, 1:

    umbra (defuncti),

    Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:

    animae (defunctorum),

    Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —
    4.
    Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —
    B.
    Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:

    oppidum tenue sane,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:

    magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,

    Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:

    murus,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

    amnis,

    Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:

    aqua,

    shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:

    rivulus,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:

    sulcus,

    Verg. G. 1, 68:

    foramen,

    Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:

    intervallum,

    id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:

    insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,

    Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:

    tenuem victum antefert copioso,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,

    victus,

    id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:

    mensa,

    id. C. 2, 16, 14:

    cibus,

    Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:

    tenuissimum patrimonium,

    Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:

    opes,

    Cic. Quint. 1, 2:

    res (familiaris),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.

    census,

    id. ib. 1, 7, 56:

    honores,

    Nep. Milt. 6, 2:

    praeda,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tenuissimum lumen,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:

    pumex,

    i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:

    tenuis (opp. locuples),

    Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:

    servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,

    id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:

    fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,

    id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:

    locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:

    tenuis et obaeratus,

    Suet. Caes. 46:

    Regulus,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:

    tenuis opum,

    Sil. 6, 19.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:

    elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:

    tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,

    Sen. Ep. 94, 35:

    (oratores) tenues, acuti,

    Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,

    orator,

    id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:

    aures,

    Lucr. 4, 913:

    cura,

    Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:

    Athenae,

    elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:

    rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:

    textum dicendi,

    Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—
    B.
    Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:

    cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,

    weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:

    tenuis atque infirmus animus,

    id. B. C. 1, 32:

    ingenium (opp. forte),

    Quint. 10, 2, 19:

    tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,

    id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:

    in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    tenuissimarum rerum jura,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34:

    artificium perquam tenue et leve,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:

    grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,

    Quint. 1, 4, 5:

    inanis et tenuis spes,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:

    spes tenuior,

    id. Att. 3, 19, 2:

    suspitio,

    id. Caecin. 15, 43:

    causa tenuis et inops,

    id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:

    curae,

    Verg. G. 1, 177:

    gloria,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    damnum,

    Tac. A. 12, 39:

    negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,

    Quint. 12, 9, 8:

    nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,

    i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —
    2.
    Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:

    tenuiores,

    men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:

    tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,

    id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:

    tenuissimus quisque,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    homines,

    id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:

    commoti animi tenuiorum,

    id. ib. 23, 47:

    si obscuri erunt aut tenues,

    id. Part. Or. 34, 117:

    qui tenuioris ordinis essent,

    id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:

    adulescentes tenui loco orti,

    Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.
    1.
    Lit.
    a.
    Thinly:

    alutae tenuiter confectae,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—
    b.
    Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:

    tenuiter disserere,

    Cic. Or. 14, 46:

    tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:

    scribere (with argute),

    id. ib. 6, 21, 4:

    tenuiter et argute multa disserit,

    Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:

    illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—
    b.
    Lightly, slightly, superficially:

    mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:

    tenuissime aestimare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35.

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  • 8 tenuis

    tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.

    tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,

    id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Of texture, fine, thin:

    subtemen,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:

    vestes,

    Tib. 2, 3, 53:

    vestes,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 707:

    amictus,

    id. M. 4, 104:

    togae,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:

    toga filo tenuissima,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 445:

    tunicae,

    id. F. 2, 319:

    natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    pellis,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 77:

    arietes tenuioris velleris,

    Col. 7, 2, 5.—
    2.
    Of substance, thin, rare, fine:

    tenue caelum (opp. crassum),

    Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,

    tenue purumque caelum,

    id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:

    aethereus locus tenuissimus est,

    id. ib. 2, 15, 42:

    capilli,

    Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:

    comae,

    Tib. 1, 9, 68:

    rima,

    Ov. M. 4, 65:

    vinum,

    thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:

    aqua,

    clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.

    sanguis (opp. crassus),

    Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:

    agmen (militum),

    Liv. 25, 23, 16:

    acies,

    Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.

    pluviae,

    Verg. G. 1, 92.—
    3.
    Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:

    penna,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:

    cauda (piscis),

    Ov. M. 4, 726:

    acus,

    id. Am. 3, 7, 30:

    tabellae,

    Mart. 14, 3, 1:

    nitedula,

    thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:

    canes macie tenues,

    Nemes. Cyn. 137:

    Gellius,

    Cat. 89, 1:

    Thais,

    Mart. 11, 101, 1:

    umbra (defuncti),

    Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:

    animae (defunctorum),

    Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —
    4.
    Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —
    B.
    Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:

    oppidum tenue sane,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:

    magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,

    Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:

    murus,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

    amnis,

    Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:

    aqua,

    shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:

    rivulus,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:

    sulcus,

    Verg. G. 1, 68:

    foramen,

    Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:

    intervallum,

    id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:

    insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,

    Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:

    tenuem victum antefert copioso,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,

    victus,

    id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:

    mensa,

    id. C. 2, 16, 14:

    cibus,

    Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:

    tenuissimum patrimonium,

    Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:

    opes,

    Cic. Quint. 1, 2:

    res (familiaris),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.

    census,

    id. ib. 1, 7, 56:

    honores,

    Nep. Milt. 6, 2:

    praeda,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tenuissimum lumen,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:

    pumex,

    i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:

    tenuis (opp. locuples),

    Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:

    servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,

    id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:

    fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,

    id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:

    locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:

    tenuis et obaeratus,

    Suet. Caes. 46:

    Regulus,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:

    tenuis opum,

    Sil. 6, 19.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:

    elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:

    tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,

    Sen. Ep. 94, 35:

    (oratores) tenues, acuti,

    Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,

    orator,

    id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:

    aures,

    Lucr. 4, 913:

    cura,

    Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:

    Athenae,

    elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:

    rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:

    textum dicendi,

    Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—
    B.
    Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:

    cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,

    weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:

    tenuis atque infirmus animus,

    id. B. C. 1, 32:

    ingenium (opp. forte),

    Quint. 10, 2, 19:

    tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,

    id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:

    in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    tenuissimarum rerum jura,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34:

    artificium perquam tenue et leve,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:

    grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,

    Quint. 1, 4, 5:

    inanis et tenuis spes,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:

    spes tenuior,

    id. Att. 3, 19, 2:

    suspitio,

    id. Caecin. 15, 43:

    causa tenuis et inops,

    id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:

    curae,

    Verg. G. 1, 177:

    gloria,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    damnum,

    Tac. A. 12, 39:

    negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,

    Quint. 12, 9, 8:

    nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,

    i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —
    2.
    Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:

    tenuiores,

    men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:

    tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,

    id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:

    tenuissimus quisque,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    homines,

    id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:

    commoti animi tenuiorum,

    id. ib. 23, 47:

    si obscuri erunt aut tenues,

    id. Part. Or. 34, 117:

    qui tenuioris ordinis essent,

    id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:

    adulescentes tenui loco orti,

    Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.
    1.
    Lit.
    a.
    Thinly:

    alutae tenuiter confectae,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—
    b.
    Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:

    tenuiter disserere,

    Cic. Or. 14, 46:

    tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:

    scribere (with argute),

    id. ib. 6, 21, 4:

    tenuiter et argute multa disserit,

    Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:

    illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—
    b.
    Lightly, slightly, superficially:

    mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:

    tenuissime aestimare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35.

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  • 9 tenvis

    tĕnŭis, e (in the poets also as dissyl. tēnuis, and hence sometimes written ten-vis, Lucr. 1, 875; 2, 232; 3, 232 al.; cf.

    tenuia and tenuius, trisyl.,

    id. 4, 66; 4, 808; 3, 243, v. Carey, Lat. Prosody, § 47), adj. [root in Sanscr. tanu; ten., Gr. teinô; prop. stretched out, drawn out; v. teneo; hence], thin, fine, close, etc. (syn.: gracilis, exilis).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Of texture, fine, thin:

    subtemen,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 20:

    vestes,

    Tib. 2, 3, 53:

    vestes,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 707:

    amictus,

    id. M. 4, 104:

    togae,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:

    toga filo tenuissima,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 445:

    tunicae,

    id. F. 2, 319:

    natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit et saepsit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    pellis,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 77:

    arietes tenuioris velleris,

    Col. 7, 2, 5.—
    2.
    Of substance, thin, rare, fine:

    tenue caelum (opp. crassum),

    Cic. Fat. 4, 7; so,

    tenue purumque caelum,

    id. Div. 1, 57, 130: aër, rare (with purus), id. N. D. 2, 16, 42; cf.:

    aethereus locus tenuissimus est,

    id. ib. 2, 15, 42:

    capilli,

    Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:

    comae,

    Tib. 1, 9, 68:

    rima,

    Ov. M. 4, 65:

    vinum,

    thin, watery, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80; 15, 28, 33, § 110; 23, 1, 22, § 39:

    aqua,

    clear, Ov. F. 2, 250; cf.

    sanguis (opp. crassus),

    Plin. 11, 38, 90, § 221:

    agmen (militum),

    Liv. 25, 23, 16:

    acies,

    Tac. A. 1, 64; cf.

    pluviae,

    Verg. G. 1, 92.—
    3.
    Of form, slim, thin, lank, slender, fine:

    penna,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 1:

    cauda (piscis),

    Ov. M. 4, 726:

    acus,

    id. Am. 3, 7, 30:

    tabellae,

    Mart. 14, 3, 1:

    nitedula,

    thin, lank, meagre, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29; cf.:

    canes macie tenues,

    Nemes. Cyn. 137:

    Gellius,

    Cat. 89, 1:

    Thais,

    Mart. 11, 101, 1:

    umbra (defuncti),

    Tib. 3, 2, 9; cf.:

    animae (defunctorum),

    Ov. M. 14, 411; id. F. 2, 565. —
    4.
    Of sounds, weak, thin: vox, Pompon. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4, 12 (Com. Rel. v. 59 Rib.); Quint. 11, 3, 32. —
    B.
    Transf., in gen., little, slight, trifling, poor, mean, etc.:

    oppidum tenue sane,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53; cf.:

    magnae quondam urbis tenue vestigium,

    Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32:

    murus,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

    amnis,

    Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53:

    aqua,

    shallow, Liv. 1, 4, 6; Ov. F. 2, 250; Quint. 12, 2, 11:

    rivulus,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34:

    sulcus,

    Verg. G. 1, 68:

    foramen,

    Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165:

    intervallum,

    id. 31, 2, 2, § 4:

    insignis tenui fronte Lycoris,

    Hor. C. 1, 33, 5:

    tenuem victum antefert copioso,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 20, 49; so,

    victus,

    id. Fin. 2, 28, 90; id. Lael. 23, 86; Hor. S. 2, 2, 53:

    mensa,

    id. C. 2, 16, 14:

    cibus,

    Phaedr. 4, 13, 7:

    tenuissimum patrimonium,

    Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:

    opes,

    Cic. Quint. 1, 2:

    res (familiaris),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20; cf.

    census,

    id. ib. 1, 7, 56:

    honores,

    Nep. Milt. 6, 2:

    praeda,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tenuissimum lumen,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:

    pumex,

    i. e. light, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 8. — Transf., of poor persons:

    tenuis (opp. locuples),

    Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:

    servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis,

    id. Inv. 1, 25, 35:

    fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur,

    id. Sest. 48, 103; cf.:

    locupletissimi cujusque census extenuarant, tenuissimi auxerant,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:

    tenuis et obaeratus,

    Suet. Caes. 46:

    Regulus,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 13.—With gen.:

    tenuis opum,

    Sil. 6, 19.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact (syn.:

    elegans, subtilis): tenuis et acuta distinctio,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 43; cf.:

    tenues autem differentias (praecepta) habent,

    Sen. Ep. 94, 35:

    (oratores) tenues, acuti,

    Cic. Or. 5, 20; so,

    orator,

    id. ib. 24, 81; Quint. 12, 10, 21:

    aures,

    Lucr. 4, 913:

    cura,

    Ov. P. 4, 6, 37:

    Athenae,

    elegant, Mart. 6, 64, 17:

    rationes latiore specie, non ad tenue limatae,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:

    textum dicendi,

    Quint. 10, 1, 64.— Subst.: tĕnŭe, is, n., that which is subtle (opp. comprehensibile), Lact. 7, 4, 12.—
    B.
    Transf. (acc. to I. B.), weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, low:

    cum tenuissimā valetudine esset,

    weak, feeble, delicate, Caes. B. G. 5, 40:

    tenuis atque infirmus animus,

    id. B. C. 1, 32:

    ingenium (opp. forte),

    Quint. 10, 2, 19:

    tenuis et angusta ingeni vena,

    id. 6, 2, 3: tenuis exsanguisque sermo, Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 57; Quint. 8, 3, 18:

    in ininimis tenuissimisque rebus labi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    tenuissimarum rerum jura,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34:

    artificium perquam tenue et leve,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:

    grammatica, ars tenuis ac jejuna,

    Quint. 1, 4, 5:

    inanis et tenuis spes,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf.:

    spes tenuior,

    id. Att. 3, 19, 2:

    suspitio,

    id. Caecin. 15, 43:

    causa tenuis et inops,

    id. Fam. 9, 12, 2:

    curae,

    Verg. G. 1, 177:

    gloria,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    damnum,

    Tac. A. 12, 39:

    negotia paulo ad dicendum tenuiora,

    Quint. 12, 9, 8:

    nec sua plus debet tenui Verona Catullo,

    i. e. to the author of trifling, amorous lays, Mart. 10, 103, 5; v. tenuo, II. —
    2.
    Esp., of rank, standing, etc., low, inferior, common:

    tenuiores,

    men of lower rank, the lower orders, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; cf.:

    tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis,

    id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:

    tenuissimus quisque,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    homines,

    id. Mur. 34, 70; cf.:

    commoti animi tenuiorum,

    id. ib. 23, 47:

    si obscuri erunt aut tenues,

    id. Part. Or. 34, 117:

    qui tenuioris ordinis essent,

    id. Leg. 3, 13, 30:

    adulescentes tenui loco orti,

    Liv. 2, 3, 2. — Hence, adv.: tĕnŭĭter.
    1.
    Lit.
    a.
    Thinly:

    alutae tenuiter confectae,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13.—
    b.
    Indifferently, poorly: Da. Quid rei gerit? Ge. Sic, tenuiter. Da. Non multum habet, Quod det, etc., Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Finely, acutely, exactly, subtilely:

    tenuiter disserere,

    Cic. Or. 14, 46:

    tenuiter multa, multa sublimiter tenere,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:

    scribere (with argute),

    id. ib. 6, 21, 4:

    tenuiter et argute multa disserit,

    Gell. 6, 2, 6.— Comp.:

    illae (argumentationes) tenuius et acutius et subtilius tractantur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 16, 51.—
    b.
    Lightly, slightly, superficially:

    mihi nimium tenuiter Siculorum erga te voluntatis argumenta colligere videor,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157; Auct. Her. 3, 8, 15; 4, 36, 48.— Sup.:

    tenuissime aestimare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35.

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  • 10 ēlumbis

        ēlumbis e, adj.    [ex + lumbus; prop., weak in the loins]; of an orator, without energy, Ta.
    * * *
    elumbis, elumbe ADJ
    weak, feeble

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  • 11 ēnervis

        ēnervis e, adj.    [ex + nervus], nerveless, weak: orator, Ta.
    * * *
    enervis, enerve ADJ
    powerless, weak; nerveless, feeble, languid; limp/slack/not taut (objects)

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  • 12 fatīscō

        fatīscō —, —, ere    [* fatis; 2 FA-], to open in chinks, fall apart, tumble to pieces: (naves) rimis fatiscunt, V.: Area ne pulvere victa fatiscat, V.: ianua, opens, Tb.—Fig., to grow weak, become exhausted, droop, faint: donec fatisceret seditio, Ta.: copiā (scriptores), Ta.
    * * *
    fatiscere, -, - V
    gape, crack; crack open, part asunder; grow weak or exhausted, droop

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  • 13 fessus

        fessus adj.    [2 FA-], wearied, tired, fatigued, exhausted, worn out, weak, feeble, infirm: opere castrorum, S.: fessum inediā recreare: militiā cohortes, H.: caede, V.: annis, O.: vomere tauri, H.: Rubos fessi pervenimus, H.: fessi rerum, V.: ab undis, V.— Exhausted, worn out, enfeebled, feeble: volnere corpus, L.: Corporis artūs, sick, H.: vox loquendo, O.: naves, V.: res, misfortunes, V.
    * * *
    fessa, fessum ADJ
    tired, wearied, fatigued, exhausted; worn out, weak, feeble, infirm, sick

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  • 14 iners

        iners ertis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 in+ars], without skill, unskilful, incompetent: artes, quibus qui carebant, inertes nominabantur: scriptor, H.: superando inertīs, O.: homo non inertissimus.— Helpless, weak, inactive, indolent, sluggish, worthless: gerro, iners, etc., T.: exercitus, S.: senectus: homo inertior: Corpora, non-combatants, V.: inertissimum otium: inertissima segnitia: genus interrogationis, idle: umor, stagnant, V.: pondus, dead, O.: passus, sluggish, O.: glebae, without cultivation, V.: terra, motionless, H.: horae, leisure, H.: palmae, unarmed, V.: oculi, expressionless, V.: versūs, dull, H.: querellae, L.: neque quicquam inertius habetur, effeminate, Cs.: caro, insipid, H.: frigus, benumbing, O.
    * * *
    inertis (gen.), inertior -or -us, inertissimus -a -um ADJ
    helpless, weak, inactive, inert, sluggish, stagnant; unskillful, incompetent

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  • 15 inops

        inops opis, adj.    [2 in+ops], without resources, helpless, weak: inopes relicti a duce: nihil iuris humani relinquitur inopi, L.: solare inopem, V.: ab amicis: laudis conscendere carmen, unskilled, Pr.—Without possessions, poor, destitute, needy, indigent: coloni, H.: aerarium, empty: cupido, unsated, H.: domus cuiusvis inopis, N.: turba, V.: humanitatis, without: amicorum, destitute of: mentis, O.: consili, L.: paterni laris, stripped, H.— Fig., mean, wretched, contemptible, pitiful: inopis animi esse, H.: nostras inopes noluit esse vias, O.—Of speech, poor, meagre: non erat abundans, non inops: lingua: versūs rerum, H.: verbis.
    * * *
    (gen.), inopis ADJ
    weak, poor, needy, helpless; lacking, destitute (of), meager

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  • 16 in-validus

        in-validus adj.,    not strong, infirm, impotent, weak, feeble: ad munera corporis senectā, L.: volnere, Ta.: senes, V.: quidquid tecum invalidum, V.: corpus, O.—Weak, inadequate, unsuitable: stationes pro castris, L.: ignes, low, Ta.

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  • 17 languēscō

        languēscō guī, —, ere, inch.    [langueo], to become faint, grow weak, sink, be enfeebled: corpore languescit: luna languescit, is obscured, Ta.: cum flos Languescit moriens, droops, V.: Bacchus in amphorā Languescit, mellows, H.: Nec mea languescent corpora, languish, O.—Fig., to grow languid, become listless, sink, decline, decrease: consensus populi, si nos languescimus, debilitetur necesse est: crescunt ignisque dolorque, Languescunt iterum, O.
    * * *
    languescere, langui, - V
    become faint or languid or weak, wilt

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  • 18 languidus

        languidus adj. with comp.    [LAG-], faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid: vino languidi: labore et aestu, S.: uxor, languishing, Iu.: boves Collo trahentes languido, H.: flumen, sluggish, H.: aqua, L.: aura Noti, gentle, O.: hostes languidioribus nostris vallum scindere, while our troops grew weaker, Cs.: vina, i. e. more mellow, H.— Weakening: voluptates.—Fig., faint, feeble, powerless, inactive, listless, sluggish: senectus: languidiores facti sumus: animus, Cs.: languidiore studio in causā esse: nihil languidi neque remissi pati, S.: quies, V.
    * * *
    languida -um, languidior -or -us, languidissimus -a -um ADJ
    faint, weak; dull, sluggish, languid; spiritless, listless, inactive; powerles

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  • 19 marcēscō

        marcēscō —, —, ere, inch.    [marceo], to become weak, grow feeble, pine away, waste, languish: vino, O.: desidiā, L.: oti situ, L.
    * * *
    marcescere, marcui, - V INTRANS
    wither, shrivel up; fade/pine away; become weak/enfeebled/languid/apathetic

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  • 20 senēscō

        senēscō nuī, —, ere, inch.    [seneo], to grow old, become aged, grow hoary: aetas senescit: tacitis senescimus annis, O.: Solve senescentem mature equum, H.— To decay, lose strength, grow weak, be enfeebled, waste away, decline: famā et viribus, L.: non esse cum aegro senescendum, L.: dis hominibusque accusandis senescere, pine away, L.: amore habendi, H.— To waste, wane, decline, fall off, be diminished, be impaired: luna (opp. crescens), waning: arbores cum lunā senescentes: continuā messe senescit ager, is worn out, O.: hiemps senescens, closing: omnia orta occidunt et aucta sanescunt, S.: alcuius vis, L.: consilia, L.: amor, O.
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    senescere, senui, - V
    grow old; grow weak, be in a decline; become exhausted

    Latin-English dictionary > senēscō

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