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dēses , ĭdis (
I.nom. sing. appears not to occur), adj. desideo, inactive, indolent, idle (syn.: iners, segnis, piger, ignavus, socors, tardus—rare, perh. not ante-Aug., nor in Aug. poets).
I. Prop.: “sedemus desides domi,Liv. 3, 68; “so of persons,id. 1, 32; 3, 7; Col. 12, 1, 2: “longa pace desides,Tac. H. 1, 88; 2, 21; Gell. 13, 8 fin. (with ignavus); with ab: “desidem ab opere suo,Col. 7, 12, 2.—
II. Transf. of inanimate things: “nec rem Romanam tam desidem umquam fuisse atque imbellem,Liv. 21, 16: “naturā deside torpet orbis,Luc. 9, 436: “desidis otia vitae,Stat. S. 3, 5, 85: “causae desidis anni,id. ib. 3, 1, 2: “deside passu Ire,id. ib. 5, 2, 61: “deside cura,id. Th. 6, 147; 10, 87.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.88
    • Lucan, Civil War, 9.436
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 32
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 68
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 13.8
    • Statius, Thebias, 6
    • Statius, Silvae, 3.5
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.12.2
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