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largus , a, um, adj. perh. for lasgus; Sanscr. root lash, desire; Gr. λᾶ- in λιλαίομαι, λῆμα; cf. Lat. lascivus,
I.abundant, copious, plentiful, large, much.
(β). With gen., abounding in any thing: “largus lacrumarum,Plaut. As. 3, 1, 30: “opum,Verg. A. 11, 338: fons largus aquae, Luc. 9, 608: “comae,Sil. 7, 601: “rapinae,id. 8, 250.—
II. In partic., giving abundantly or much, bountiful, profuse, liberal: “justus, injustus: malignus, largus,Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 17: “duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales,Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55: “largissimus esse,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118: “largus et exundans ingenii fons,Juv. 10, 119: “largus animo,of a generous disposition, Tac. H. 2, 59: “promissis,liberal in promises, Tac. H. 3, 58: “natura,Juv. 10, 301.—Comp.: “Quid ego concesso pedibus, linguā largior?Plaut. As. 2, 2, 24. —Poet.: “largus animae,prodigal of life, Stat. Th. 3, 603.—With inf.: “spes donare novas largus,Hor. C. 4, 12, 19.—Hence, adv. in three forms.
B. largĭter , largely, in abundance, plentifully, much; greatly, far (rare in class. prose; “not used by Cic.),Plaut. Truc. 5, 11: “peccavisti largiter,id. Most. 2, 2, 9; cf. id. Ep. 3, 4, 49: apud finitimas civitates largiter posse, to have great weight or influence, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: “distare,Lucr. 6, 1112: “auferre,id. 6, 622; Hor. S. 1, 4, 132: “discrepare,Vitr. 6, 1, 8: “largius a prisca consuetudine movere,Varr. L. L. 10, p. 583.—
(β). Substantively, with gen. (anteand post-class.): “credo, illic inesse auri et argenti largiter,Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 144; cf.: “largiter mercedis indipiscar,id. ib. 5, 2, 28. —*
C. largĭtus , copiously: quid lacrimas largitus? Afran. ap. Non. 514, 31 (Com. Fragm. v. 212 Rib.).
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