I.full of fear, fearful.
I. Act., producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific (class.): “nimis formidulosum facinus praedicas,” Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 65: “loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidulosa,” Sall. C. 55, 13: “hunc locum consessumque vestrum, quem illi horribilem A. Cluentio ac formidulosum fore putaverunt,” Cic. Clu. 3, 7: “ferae,” Hor. Epod. 5, 55: “seu me Scorpius aspicit Formidolosus,” id. C. 2, 17, 18: “herbae formidolosae dictu, non esu modo,” Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 35: “facinus,” id. Am. 5, 1, 65: “dubia et formidulosa tempora,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1: “formidulosissimum bellum,” id. Pis. 24, 58; id. de Imp. Pomp. 21, 62: “in vulgus,” Tac. A. 1, 76.—
II. Pass., experiencing fear, afraid, timid, timorous (rare; “not in Cic.): mancipia esse oportet neque formidolosa neque animosa,” Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 3: “num formidolosus, obsecro, es?” Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 18 sq.: “(boyes) ad ingredienda flumina aut pontes formidolosi,” Col. 6, 2, 14: “equus,” Sen. Clem. 17.— Comp.: “exercitum formidolosiorem hostium credere,” Tac. A. 1, 62.—Hence, adv.: formīdŭlōse . *
1. Fearfully, dreadfully, terribly, Cic. Sest. 19, 42.—*
2. Fearfully, timidly, timorously: formidolosius, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 P.
