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Dictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- ăvārus, a, um, adj. (gen. plur. fem. avarūm, Plaut. Truc. 2, 8, 9 dub.; Speng., aurum) [1. aveo, Gell. 10, 5, 13], eagerly desirous of something, esp. of possessions, avaricious, covetous, greedy (opp. largus, Quadrig. ap. Non. p. 510, 20: avarum et avidum ita discernuntur: avarum semper in reprehensione est;
avidum autem malis aliquando, aliquando bonis adjungitur
, Non. p. 442, 12 sq.; v. II.; syn.: avidus, cupidus, tenax, sordidus). I. Lit.: meretrix
, Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 5, and Cat. 110, 7; cf.: Carmine formosae, pretio capiuntur avarae
, Tib. 3, 1, 7: leno
, Ter. Heaut. prol. 39: avarus et furax homo
, Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 268: semper avarus eget
, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 56: quantum discordet parcus avaro
, id. ib. 2, 2, 194.—With gen.: publicae pecuniae
, Tac. H. 1, 49: caedis
, Claud. B. Get. 606 et saep.—Poet. transf. to inanimate things: fuge litus avarum
, Verg. A. 3, 44 ( = avarorum, Serv.): Troja, i. e. with reference to the perjured avarice of Laomedon
, Ov. M. 11, 208 (cf.: perjura Troja
, Verg. A. 5, 811; Ov. M. 11, 215): fraus
, Hor. C. 4, 9, 37: spes
, id. ib. 4, 11, 25: venter
, id. Ep. 1, 15, 32: mare
, id. C. 3, 29, 61: Acheron. Verg. G. 2, 492: ignis
, Prop. 3, 26, 10 al.—II. Transf., in the poets sometimes without the access. idea of reproach: Graiis praeter laudem nullius avaris, eager only for glory, Hor.A.P.324: agricola
, Verg. G. 1, 48.—Comp.: avariores magistratus
, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 82: ruberes, Viveret in terris te si quis avarior uno
, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 157. —Sup.: homo avarissime et spurcissime
, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 37.—Adv., covetously, greedily, avariciously, etc. a. Ante-class. form ăvārĭter, Cato and Quadrig. ap. Non. p. 510, 17: ingurgitare
, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 35. —Of gluttony: si quis avidus poscit escam avariter
, Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 12; cf. avaritia, II.—b. Class. form ăvārē: avare pretium statui arti meae
, Ter. Heaut. prol. 48: aliquid facere
, Cic. Off. 3, 8, 37; Nep. Lys. 4, 1: superbe avareque imperitare victis
, Liv. 21, 1, 3; cf. Curt. 4, 7.—Comp., more eagerly, more greedily: avarius exigere opus
, Col. 1, 7, 1.—Sup.: avarissime horas suas servare
, Sen. Ot. Sap. 32.
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