I. Unmovable; and hence, slow, coarse, uncultivated, rude (class.; cf.: fatuus, insipiens, stupidus, stultus, insulsus).—
B. Lit.: stolidum genus Aeacidarum Bellipotentes sunt magi' quam sapientipotentes, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 187 Vahl.): “nam vi depugnare sues stolidi soliti sunt,” id. ib. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 109 id.).—
II. Dull, senseless, slow of mind, obtuse, stupid, stolid: “mī stolido,” Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 123: “stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,” Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2: “quid, stolide, clamas?” id. Aul. 3, 2, 1; id. Ep. 3, 3, 40; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 19: “vix tandem sensi stolidus,” Ter. And. 3, 1, 12: indocti stolidique, * Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 184: Lentulus perincertum stolidior an vanior, Sall. ap. Gell. 18, 4, 4 (H. 4, 35 Dietsch): “dux ipse inter stolidissimos,” Liv. 22, 28, 9: “o vatum stolidissime, falleris,” Ov. M. 13, 774.—Of the Stoics, Lucr. 1, 641; 1, 1068.—
B. Transf., of things: “nihil est stultius neque stolidius,” Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 162; cf.: “nullum est hoc stolidius saxum,” id. Mil. 4, 2, 33: “aures (Midae),” Ov. M. 11, 175; cf. “barba (Jovis),” Pers. 2, 28: “vires,” Liv. 28, 21, 10: hujus generis causarum alia sunt quieta, nihil agentia, stolida quodammodo, i. e, inert, inoperative, * Cic. Top. 15, 59: “stolida impudensque postulatio,” Liv. 21, 20: “fiducia,” id. 34, 46, 8: “superbia,” id. 45, 3: “audacia,” Tac. H. 4, 15: “procacitas,” Mart. 1, 42, 19.—Hence, adv.: stŏlĭdē , stupidly, stolidly.
I. Lit.: “id non promissum magis stolide quam stolide creditum,” Liv. 25, 19; 7, 5: “laetus,” id. 7, 10; 27, 17; cf. Tac. A. 1, 3; Just. 2, 3: “stolide castra subgressus,” Sall. H. 4, 67 Dietsch.— Comp., Amm. 19, 5, 2.—
II. Transf., of things: “stolide tument pulmonea (mala),” Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 52.