I.unworthy, undeserving (class.).
I. Of persons.
A. In gen., unworthy.
(α).
Absol.: “divitias quivis quamvis indignus, habere potest,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 16, 46: “indignissimi candidati,” Liv. 4, 57, 11 al.—
(β).
With abl.: te omni honore indignissimum judicat. Cic. Vatin. 16, 39; so id. Pis. 23, 54; Nep. Dat. 5, 5; Quint. 10, 1, 90; Curt. 4, 1, 10; Stat. Th. 11, 304 al.—
(δ).
With qui: “iine indigni erant qui impetrarent?” Cic. Rosc. Am. 41; so Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 15; Curt. 6, 4, 8: “indignus quem mors tam saeva maneret,” Juv. 4, 95 al.— (ε) With ut: “cum indigni, ut a vobis redimeremur, visi simus,” Liv. 22, 59, 17.—(ζ) With inf.: “indigni ( = quos non decet) fraternum rumpere foedus,” Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 35; Sil. 2, 111.—
B. Esp., not deserving any thing, undeserving: “Indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27: “ad calamitates hominum indignorum (sc. istis calamitatibus) sublevandas,” undeservedly suffering, Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, 46: “Pompeius morte,” Quint. 3, 8, 57: “cur eget indignus quisquam te divite,” Hor. S. 2, 2, 103: “indignus injuriā hac,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 12.—
II. Of inanim. and abstr. things.
A. Unworthy, unbecoming, shameful, intolerable, severe, cruel, harsh: “ne istuc nequiquam dixeris tam indignum dictum in me,” Plaut. As. 3, 3, 108: “nulla vox est audita populi R. majestate indigna,” Caes. B. G. 7, 17: “nihil, quod ipsis esset indignum, committebant,” id. ib. 5, 35: “lictoribus indignum in modum mulcatis,” Liv. 29, 9, 6: “indignis modis acceptus,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 12: “facinus,” id. And. 1, 1, 118: “exempla,” id. Eun. 5, 5, 4: “mors,” Verg. A. 6, 163: “aliquid pro indignissimo habere,” Liv. 1, 40, 2: “hoc uno sol quicquam non vidit indignius,” Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28: “studiis indignum ferre laborem,” Juv. 7, 17: “hiemes,” severe, Verg. G. 2, 373: “fortuna,” id. A. 11, 108. — With the sup. in u: “digna atque indigna relatu Vociferans,” Verg. A. 9, 595; Liv. 34, 58, 4.—With inf.: “fabula non indigna referri,” Ov. A. A. 1, 681; id. M. 1, 508: “indignum est a pari vinci, aut superiore: indignius ab inferiore,” Cic. Quint. 31, 95: “non indignum videtur, egregium facinus memorare,” improper, Sall. J. 79, 1: “nonne hoc indignissimum est?” Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 8; id. Div. in Caecil. 12, 38.—Absol.: “indignum, as an exclamation,” shame, Ov. M. 5, 37; Amm. 1, 6, 1; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 22 al.—
B. Undeserved: “indigna pati,” Liv. 31, 30, 3: “indignamque necem pretium patietur amoris?” Ov. M. 10, 627.—Advv.: indignē and indignĭter .
A. Indigne.
1. Unworthily, undeservedly, dishonorably, shamefully: “indigne dotem quaerere,” Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 21: “meretricem deperit,” id. Bacch. 3, 3, 66: “aliquem injuria afficere,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 3: “cervices in carcere frangebantur indignissime civium R.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 57, § 147: “interierunt,” Caes. B. G. 7, 38, 8.—
2. Indignantly: “Macedones, eum sibi anteponi, indigne ferebant,” took it ill, Nep. Eum. 1, 3: “pati,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 31.—
B. Indigniter: vixit bis decem annis nata, Epigr. in Anthol. Lat. T. 2, p. 176 Burm.