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in-dīlĭgens , tis, adj. (class., but not in Cic.).
I. Act., careless, heedless, negligent: “ne quis tractet illam indiligens,” Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 23: “paterfamilias,” Nep. Att. 4, 3; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 50.— Comp.: “si indiligentiores fuerint,” Caes. B. G. 7, 71, 3.— With gen.: “rerum memoriae non indiligens,” Gell. 15, 28, 1.—
II. Pass., neglected: “hortus,” Plin. 19, 14, 19, § 57.— Adv.: indīlĭ-genter , carelessly, heedlessly, negligently (class.): “tutari patris bene parta,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5: “nihil ab eo indiligenter (factum),” Cic. Att. 16, 3, 2.—Comp.: “nostros praesidia indiligentius servaturos crediderant,” Caes. B. G. 2, 33, 2: “efferre,” Varr. L. L. 8, § 51 Müll.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 16.3.2
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.71.3
    • Plautus, Bacchides, 2.2
    • Cornelius Nepos, Atticus, 4.3
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 19.57
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 15.28.1
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