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in-fēlix , īcis, adj.,
II. Transf.
A. Unfortunate, unhappy, miserable (class.): “crux infelici et aerumnoso comparabatur,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62, § 162: “homo miserrimus atque infelicissimus,id. Rosc. Am. 41, 119: “patria,Verg. A. 9, 786: “fama,id. ib. 12, 608.—With gen.: “animi Phoenissa,Verg. A. 4, 529: “fidei,Sil. 12, 432: “ausi,id. 9, 627.—Comp.: “infelicior domi quam militiae,Liv. 5, 12, 1. — Sup.: “femina,Quint. 8, 5, 21. —
B. Act., causing misfortune or calamity, unlucky, calamitous: “infelix rei publicae,Cic. Phil. 2, 26, 64: “terra fingenti Prometheo,Prop. 3, 5, 7: “thalamus,Verg. A. 6, 521: “balteus,id. ib. 12, 941: “vates,prophetess of ill, id. ib. 3, 246: “erga plebem studium,Liv. 3, 56, 9: “opera,Quint. 10, 1, 7: “sollicitudo,id. 12, 10, 77: “paupertas,Juv. 3, 152 al.— Hence, adv.: infēlīcĭter , unhappily, unfortunately: “fit mihi obviam infeliciter,Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 36: “tentata res,Liv. 1, 45, 3: “totiens temptata arma,id. 2, 35, 8.—Comp.: “infelicius,Sen. Contr. 5, 33; Quint. 8, 6, 33. — Sup.: infelicissime, Aug. Civ. Dei, 12, 13.
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    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.26.64
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.5.162
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 41.119
    • Cicero, For Rabirius on a Charge of Treason, 4.13
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.521
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 4.529
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 9.786
    • Vergil, Georgics, 2.239
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 16.108
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.68
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 56.9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 26.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 45.3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 12.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 35.8
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8, 5.21
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8, 6.33
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 1.7
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 10.77
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