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(adjective) : vĕternōsus, a, um, veternus, II. C.
* Afflicted with lethargy, lethargic.
* Lit., Plin. 20, 4, 13, § 24; 28, 17, 67, § 230; Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9; id. ap. Fest. p. 369.
* Transf., sleepy, drowsy, dreamy: homo,Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 21.
* Trop., languid, spiritless (post-Aug.): animus,Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 25: genus dicendi,Sid. Ep. 1, 1: consuetudo,Aug. Ep. 48.—Sup.: veternosissimi artificii nodos,Sen. Ep. 82, 19.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary