I.beyond bounds, beyond measure, excessive, unrestrained, unruly, immoderate (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit. (very rare): “prominet immodicum pro longa cuspide rostrum,” Ov. M. 6, 673: “tuber,” id. ib. 8, 808: “fluctus,” id. H. 18, 137: “frigus,” id. P. 3, 1, 14; cf.: “continuae et immodicae tempestates,” Suet. Aug. 47.—Far more freq.,
II. Trop., excessive, unrestrained, extravagant, immoderate, etc.: “immodicus in numero augendo esse solet,” is in the habit of exaggerating numbers, Liv. 38, 23, 8: “in appetendis honoribus immodicus,” Vell. 2, 33, 3: “immodicus linguā,” Liv. 22, 12, 11: “animi,” Sall. H. 1, 114 Dietsch: “tum verbis tum rebus immodicus,” extravagant in words and deeds, Suet. Dom. 12: “Gracchi legibus (ferendis),” Luc. 6, 796: “assiduus potius quam immodicus (praeceptor),” Quint. 2, 2, 5: “imperia,” Liv. 21, 3, 5; so, “licentia crudelitatis,” Vell. 2, 28, 2: “decreta ad honores sociorum,” Liv. 31, 45, 2: “libido possidendi,” Col. 1, 3, 11: “fastus,” Ov. A. A. 3, 511: “populi acclamationes,” Suet. Caes. 79: “oratio,” too long, Plin. Ep. 9, 4, 1: “periodus,” Quint. 9, 4, 125.—
(β).
With gen.: “gloriae,” Vell. 2, 11: “irae,” Stat. Th. 1, 41: “libidinis,” Col. 7, 6, 3: “laetitiae et maeroris,” Tac. A. 15, 23: “fugae,” Sil. 12, 268: “animi,” Tac. H. 1, 53.—As subst.: “immodica cupere,” Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 2.—Hence, adv.: immŏ-dĭcē , beyond measure, excessively, immoderately: “si sanguis ex vulnere immodice fluat,” Plin. 30, 13, 38, § 112: “fucata formam,” Luc. 10, 137: “frequenter id potius quam immodice facere,” Col. 2, 16, 2: “opportunae positae (figurae) cum immodice petantur,” Quint. 9, 3, 100: “immodesteque gloriari,” Liv. 22, 27, 2: “sibi arrogare eloquentiam,” Quint. 11, 1, 19: “ferocire,” Gell. 1, 11, 2: “capere voluptatem ex aliqua re,” id. 19, 2, 1.