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ōcĭor , ōcĭus (
I.sup. ocissimus), adj. comp. [kindr. with Gr. ὠκύς, Sanscr. ācu, from the root ac, sharp; cf.: acer, acutus, ἀκωκή], swifter, fleeter (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
II. Transf., of time, quicker, sooner, earlier; sup.: “ficorum ocissima senectus,Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130: “pira,the soonest ripe, id. 15, 15, 16, § 53: “venenum,id. 27, 2, 2, § 4.—Hence, adv.: ōcĭ-ter ; comp. ōcĭus; sup. ocissĭme (old collat. form oxime , Paul. ex Fest. p. 195 Müll.); quickly, swiftly, speedily (class. only in the comp. and sup.; cf.: ocius secundae collationis et deinde tertiae ocissime frequentata sunt, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.).
A. Posit. (ante- and post-class.): ociter serva cives, Enn. ap. Non. 277, 21, acc. to Vahl. ad Enn. Trag. v. 1: “profer ociter,App. M. 1, p. 113, 32; p. 125, 8.—
B. Comp., more quickly or speedily, sooner, etc.: “idque ocius faciet, si, etc.,Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29: “ut ocius ad tuum pervenias,id. Quint. 13, 43: “recreantur ocius,id. Tusc. 4, 14, 32: omnium Versatur urna, serius ocius Sors exitura, sooner or later, Hor. C. 2, 3, 26: “angulus iste feret piper et tus ocius uvā,sooner than, rather than, id. Ep. 1, 14, 23: “ocius illud extorquebis,” i. e. more easily, Juv. 6, 53.—
2. Sometimes the comp. is used in gen. for quickly, speedily: “sequere hac me ocius, Ter Heaut. 4, 7, 4: gladio occursat,Caes. B. G. 5, 43: “nemon' oleum fert ocius?quickly, Hor. S. 2, 7, 34; Juv. 14, 252; Verg. A. 5, 828: “heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius,Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 26.—
C. Sup., very quickly or speedily: ocissime nos liberi possumus fieri, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.: “quam ocissume ad provinciam accedat,as speedily as possible, Sall. J. 25, 5: “ferre,Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 87: “sanant ulcera,id. 34, 10, 22, § 100.
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