I. Gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive (class.; “syn. lucrosus): ager,” productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 1, 6: “mercatura,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 30, 91: “quaestuosissima officina,” id. Phil. 2, 14, 35: “res Verri,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46: “uberrimus et quaestuosissimus annus,” id. ib. 1, 14, 40: “hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc.,” id. Agr. 2, 25, 67: “benignitas quaestuosior,” id. ib. 1, 4, 10: “edictum quaestuosissimum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36: “insula quaestuosa margaritis,” rich in, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110: “emporium,” Liv. 39, 15.—
II. That looks to one's own gain, advantage, or profit, eager for gain: “quaestuosus homo,” Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49: “gens,” Curt. 4, 7, 19: “nec satis in arte eā quaestuosus,” Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: “dummodo eam (mulierem) des, quae sit quaestuosa,” i. e. a prostitute, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 190.—
III. That has great gain or profit, wealthy, rich: “gens Syrtica navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa,” Curt. 4, 7, 19: “Graeci,” Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 50: “milites,” Tac. A. 13, 35: quaestuosi et opulenti, id. ib. 12, 63.— Adv.: quaestŭōsē , gainfully, advantageously, profitably (post-Aug.). —Comp.: “quaestuosius,” Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 56. — Sup.: “quaestuosissime,” Sen. Ben. 4, 3, 3.
