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in-festus , a, um, adj. 2. in-festus for fenstus, from fendo; whence defendo, infensus,
I.made unsafe, disturbed, molested, infested; unquiet, unsafe (class.; cf. infensus).
II. Transf., act., that renders unsafe, that acts in a hostile manner, hostile, inimical, troublesome, dangerous: irrupit in Galliam, quam sibi armis animisque infestam inimicamque cognovit, Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 21: “provincia huic victoriae maxime infesta,id. Lig. 8, 24: “gens infestissima nomini Romano,Sall. C. 52: “pestis infesta rei publicae,Cic. Cat. 1, 5: “infestus in cognatos,Auct. Her. 4, 40, 52: “exercitu infesto in agrum Sabinum profecti,Liv. 2, 36; cf.: “infestis signis impetum facere,Caes. B. C. 3, 93; “so freq.: infestis signis,Cic. Font. 16; Caes. B. G. 6, 7; 7, 52; Liv. 2, 30 al.: “infestis pilis procurrere,Caes. B. C. 3, 93: “infestis pilis proturbare,Tac. H. 1, 31 fin.: “infesto spiculo aliquem petere,Liv. 2, 20: “infesta tela ferre,Verg. A. 5, 582: “infestis oculis conspici,Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: “infesta virtutibus tempora,Tac. Agr. 2: “scelus,Cic. Clu. 66, 188: “atque inimicus clamor,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5: “animo infestissimo aliquem intueri,id. ib. 2, 5, 55: “bellum,Liv. 9, 12: “missus morbus infesto a numine,Juv. 13, 231.—Hence, adv.: infestē , hostilely, violently, outrageously: “quae illi infeste in nos fecerint,Liv. 26, 13, 7; Vell. 2, 45, 3. — Comp., Liv. 2, 55; 8, 33; 28, 29.— Sup., Cic. Quint. 21 (with inimicissime), Quint. 11, 8, 10.
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