(adj.adv.) : largus, a, um, adj.perh. for lasgus; Sanscr. root lash, desire; Gr. λᾶ- in λιλαίομαι, λῆμα; cf. Lat. lascivus
* Abundant, copious, plentiful, large, much.
* In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): pabula,abundant,Lucr. 5, 869: haustus,id. 1, 412: semen,id. 4, 1238: imbres,id. 1, 282; cf.: undae fluminis,id. 1, 1031: lux,id. 2, 806; cf.: (sol) cum terras larga luce compleverit,Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49: odores,Ov. M. 4, 758: aër,Lucr. 4, 894—Comp.: largior ignis,Hor. S. 1, 8, 44: largiore vino usus,Liv. 40, 14: largiora stipendia,Tac. A. 1, 31: nec potentem amicum Largiora flagito,Hor. C. 2, 18, 13.—Sup.: munus largissimum edere,Suet. Tit. 7 fin.: vena largissima ferri,Plin. 34, 14, 43, § 149.
* With gen., abounding in any thing: largus lacrumarum,Plaut. As. 3, 1, 30: opum,Verg. A. 11, 338: fons largus aquae, Luc. 9, 608: comae,Sil. 7, 601: rapinae,id. 8, 250.
* In partic., giving abundantly or much, bountiful, profuse, liberal: justus, injustus: malignus, largus,Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 17: duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales,Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55: largissimus esse,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118: largus et exundans ingenii fons,Juv. 10, 119: largus animo,of a generous disposition,Tac. H. 2, 59: promissis,liberal in promises,Tac. H. 3, 58: natura,Juv. 10, 301.—Comp.: Quid ego concesso pedibus, linguā largior?Plaut. As. 2, 2, 24. —Poet.: largus animae,prodigal of life,Stat. Th. 3, 603.—With inf.: spes donare novas largus,Hor. C. 4, 12, 19.—Hence, adv. in three forms.
* Largē (class.), abundantly, plentifully, bountifully, liberally: large blandus,Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 19: large dare,Cic. Mur. 4, 10: large effuseque donare,id. Rosc. Am. 8, 23: large et copiose aliquid comparare,id. N. D. 2, 47, 121: munifice et large dari,id. ib. 3, 27, 69: large atque honorifice promittere,Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 44: large liberaliterque aestimare,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 88, § 204: ministrare libertatem alicui,id. Rep. 1, 43, 66: senatus consultum large factum,Tac. A. 6, 15: large florescens,Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56: large frequentantibus (locum),in great numbers,id. 5, 17, 15, § 73: large amplecti,widely,id. 2, 11, 8, § 50; 17, 19, 30, § 137.—Comp.: dare largius,Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 48: ne potum largius aequo Rideat,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215.—Sup.: copia quam largissime facta,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 61, § 158 Zumpt N. cr. (Klotz, largissima), Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 167.
* Largĭter, largely, in abundance, plentifully, much; greatly, far (rare in class. prose; not used by Cic.),Plaut. Truc. 5, 11: peccavisti largiter,id. Most. 2, 2, 9; cf. id. Ep. 3, 4, 49: apud finitimas civitates largiter posse, to have great weight or influence, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: distare,Lucr. 6, 1112: auferre,id. 6, 622; Hor. S. 1, 4, 132: discrepare,Vitr. 6, 1, 8: largius a prisca consuetudine movere,Varr. L. L. 10, p. 583.
* Substantively, with gen. (anteand post-class.): credo, illic inesse auri et argenti largiter,Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 144; cf.: largiter mercedis indipiscar,id. ib. 5, 2, 28. —*
* Largĭtus, copiously: quid lacrimas largitus? Afran. ap. Non. 514, 31 (Com. Fragm. v. 212 Rib.).

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