I.full of favor.
I. Enjoying favor, in favor, popular, regarded, beloved, agreeable, etc. (class.; “a favorite expression with Cicero, and used mostly of persons): ego Plancium et ipsum gratiosum esse dico et habuisse in petitione multos cupidos sui gratiosos, etc.,” Cic. Planc. 19, 46: “homini honesto, sed non gratiosiori quam Cn. Calidius est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44: “cum adversario gratiosissimo contendat,” id. Quint. 1, 2: “homines potentes, gratiosi, diserti,” id. Cael. 9, 21; cf.: “splendidi homines et aliis praetoribus gratiosi,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 37: “Pythius, qui esset ut argentarius apud omnes ordines gratiosus,” id. Off. 3, 14, 58; cf. id. Planc. 18, 44; id. Att. 15, 4, 3: “ut ego doceo gratiosum esse in sua tribu Plancium,” id. Planc. 19, 47; cf.: “sunt quidam homines in suis vicinitatibus et municipiis gratiosi,” Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 6, 24: “is cum et suo splendore et nostra commendatione gratiosissimus in provincia fuit,” Cic. Fam. 1, 3.—Of things: “vidi et cognovi, causas apud te rogantium gratiosiores esse quam vultus,” id. Lig. 11, 31: “gratiosa missio,” through favor, Liv. 43, 14, 9: “sententia,” Dig. 3, 6, 5; cf.: “Berytensis colonia Augusti beneficiis gratiosa,” favored, ib. 50, 15, 1: “cupressus odore violenta ac ne umbra quidem gratiosa, materie rara,” Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 139.—
II. That shows favor, obliging, complaisant (very rare): “gratiosi scribae sint in dando et cedendo loco,” Cic. Brut. 84, 290.—Hence, adv.: grātĭōse , out of favor, graciously (postclass. and very rare): “neque sordide neque gratiose,” Dig. 26, 7, 7, § 2.—Comp.: “gratiosius,” Pseudo Ascon. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 11.
