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Lewis Short
(adj.adv.) : pinguis, e, adj.root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. παχύς, stout, = πίων
* Fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).
* Lit.: pingues Thebani,Cic. Fat. 4, 7: pingui tentus omaso Furius,Hor. S. 2, 5, 40: me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,id. Ep. 1, 4, 15: Lateranus,Juv. 8, 147: pinguem facere gallinam,Col. 8, 7: pinguior agnus,Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5: pinguissimus haedulus,Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124: taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144: comedite pinguia,Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.
* Transf.
* Trop.
* Bedaubed, besmeared: pinguia crura luto,Juv. 3, 247: virga,limed twigs,Mart. 9, 55, 4.
* Thick, dense: caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130: folia pinguissima,Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53: toga,Suet. Aug. 82: lacernae,Juv. 9, 28: pinguissima coma,very thick, luxuriant hair,Suet. Ner. 20.
* Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent: sapor,Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.
* Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish: Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,Cic. Arch. 10, 26: pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,id. Ac. 2, 34, 109: nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267: pingue sed ingenium mansit,Ov. M. 11, 148: insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.
* Siout, bold, strong: verba,Quint. 12, 10, 35: facundia,Gell. 17, 10, 8.
* Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): et pingui membra quiete levat,Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7: amor,id. ib. 2, 19, 25: secessus,Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,id. ib. 7, 26, 3: pinguius otium,id. ib. 5, 6, 45.
* Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus: pexus pinguisque doctor,Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.
* Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.
* Transf., abundantly, liberally: pinguius succurrere,Dig. 44, 2, 14.
* Trop., dully, stupidly: pinguius aliquid accipere,Dig. 42, 1, 49.
* Fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).
* Lit.: pingues Thebani,Cic. Fat. 4, 7: pingui tentus omaso Furius,Hor. S. 2, 5, 40: me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,id. Ep. 1, 4, 15: Lateranus,Juv. 8, 147: pinguem facere gallinam,Col. 8, 7: pinguior agnus,Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5: pinguissimus haedulus,Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124: taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144: comedite pinguia,Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.
* Transf.
* Trop.
* Bedaubed, besmeared: pinguia crura luto,Juv. 3, 247: virga,limed twigs,Mart. 9, 55, 4.
* Thick, dense: caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130: folia pinguissima,Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53: toga,Suet. Aug. 82: lacernae,Juv. 9, 28: pinguissima coma,very thick, luxuriant hair,Suet. Ner. 20.
* Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent: sapor,Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.
* Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish: Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,Cic. Arch. 10, 26: pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,id. Ac. 2, 34, 109: nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267: pingue sed ingenium mansit,Ov. M. 11, 148: insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.
* Siout, bold, strong: verba,Quint. 12, 10, 35: facundia,Gell. 17, 10, 8.
* Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): et pingui membra quiete levat,Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7: amor,id. ib. 2, 19, 25: secessus,Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,id. ib. 7, 26, 3: pinguius otium,id. ib. 5, 6, 45.
* Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus: pexus pinguisque doctor,Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.
* Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.
* Transf., abundantly, liberally: pinguius succurrere,Dig. 44, 2, 14.
* Trop., dully, stupidly: pinguius aliquid accipere,Dig. 42, 1, 49.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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