Infestus, Adiect. Plaut.That gineth all studie and diligence to do displeasure: malicious: also dangerous. That hath mor tal enimies.Infestum ferri in suos.Cic.To run with deadly hatred against his owne friends.Infestus aut inimicus.Cic.A deadly enimie.Habere aliquid infestum.Liu.To here or molest. Vias publicas infestas habuerant. Liu. Acies infestæ.Liu. Vide ACIES. Ager Romanus infestus. Li. The country about Rome dasigerous to passe by.Infestus ager ab nobilitate, Vide AB.Amor infestus. Catul. Daungerous loue.Animo infesto repreheodere. Brutus ad Ciceronem. With an hatefull mind to reprehende.Arma infesta.Ouid.Clamor infestus & inimicus.Cicer.A crie with much spite and stomacke against one.Dictis infestis discerpere aliquem. Catull. With spitefull wordes to rate and rent one.Enses infesti.Stat.The enimies swordes.Fortuna infesta, cui prospera opponitur.Cic.Aduersitie: yil fortune.Hostes infesti.Ouid.Deadly enimies.Itinera infesta. Cæ. Wayes daungerous to passe for theeues or enimies. Latrones infesti. Hor. Mare infestum habere.Cic.To robbe and do mischife on % sea so that no man may safely passe.Crudelis & infesta huic mater.Cic.A mother cruell toward him and seeking al meanes to hurte him.Oculis infestis conspici.Cic.To be looked on, or beholden with hateful eyes.Odium infestum.Cic.Mortall hatred.Prouincia infesta.Cic.A prouince indaungered with inuasion of enimies.Quietem infestam facere alicui. Lu. Saltus frequention bus latrocinijs infestior factus. Pollio ad Ciceronem. The fortest was more molested with oftenner robberies.Senectus infesta.Liu.Olde age grieuous or hateful.Signa infesta. Cæ. Banners displaide in bataile against vs.Tela infesta. Vir. Enimies weapons.Terra infesta colubris.Ouid.A ground of nature repugnãc to serpents.Vulnere infesto insequi aliquem. Vir. Infestus etiam dicitur, cui infesti sunt inimici.Cic.That is in daunger, and hath mortal enimies. vt, Filij vita infesta. Cic.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
in-festus, a, um, adj. [2. in-festus for fenstus, from fendo; whence defendo, infensus], made unsafe, disturbed, molested, infested; unquiet, unsafe (class.; cf. infensus). I.Lit.: via excursionibus barbarorum infesta, Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 4: iter, id. Phil. 12, 10: civitas, Liv. 3, 24: omnia infesta serpentibus, Sall. J. 89: sua tuta omnia, infesta hostium (omnia), Liv. 2, 49: vita, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11: infestum agrum reddere,
to make unsafe
, Liv. 2, 11: mare infestum habere,
to disturb
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render insecure
, Cic. Att. 16, 1: infestam habere Macedoniam, Liv. 26, 24.—Comp.: infestior salus, Cic. Planc. 1: senectus, Liv. 1, 47. — Sup.: infestissima pars Ciliciae, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 3.— II.Transf., act., that renders unsafe, that acts in a hostile manner, hostile, inimical, troublesome, dangerous: irrupit in Galliam, quam sibi armis animisque infestam inimicamque cognovit, Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 21: provincia huic victoriae maxime infesta, id. Lig. 8, 24: gens infestissima nomini Romano, Sall. C. 52: pestis infesta rei publicae, Cic. Cat. 1, 5: infestus in cognatos, Auct. Her. 4, 40, 52: exercitu infesto in agrum Sabinum profecti, Liv. 2, 36; cf.: infestis signis impetum facere, Caes. B. C. 3, 93; so freq.: infestis signis, Cic. Font. 16; Caes. B. G. 6, 7; 7, 52; Liv. 2, 30 al.: infestis pilis procurrere, Caes. B. C. 3, 93: infestis pilis proturbare, Tac. H. 1, 31 fin.: infesto spiculo aliquem petere, Liv. 2, 20: infesta tela ferre, Verg. A. 5, 582: infestis oculis conspici, Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: infesta virtutibus tempora, Tac. Agr. 2: scelus, Cic. Clu. 66, 188: atque inimicus clamor, id. Verr. 2, 1, 5: animo infestissimo aliquem intueri, id. ib. 2, 5, 55: bellum, Liv. 9, 12: missus morbus infesto a numine, Juv. 13, 231.—Hence, adv.: infestē, hostilely, violently, outrageously: quae illi infeste in nos fecerint, Liv. 26, 13, 7; Vell. 2, 45, 3. — Comp., Liv. 2, 55; 8, 33; 28, 29.— Sup., Cic. Quint. 21 (with inimicissime), Quint. 11, 8, 10.