I.by snatching or hurrying away, i. e.,
I. Violently, greedily, rapaciously (very rare): ludunt raptim pila, Nov. ap. Non. 96, 20: “semine raptim avium fame devorato,” Plin. 17, 14, 22, § 99.—Far more freq. and class.,
II. Hastily, suddenly, speedily, hurriedly: “mittere,” Lucr. 1, 662: “haec scripsi raptim, ut, etc.,” Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1: “cui donet inpermissa raptim Gaudia,” Hor. C. 3, 6, 27: “aliquem sequi, Liv 26, 5: omnia raptim atque turbate aguntur,” Caes. B. C. 1, 5; cf.: “raptim omnia praepropere agendo,” Liv. 22, 19: “praecipitata raptim consilia,” id. 31, 32: “proelium inire raptim et avide,” id. 9, 35: “ignis raptim factus,” id. 21, 14: “agmen ducere,” Curt. 5, 13, 1; Tac. A. 1, 56: “illa levem fugiens raptim secat aethera pennis,” swiftly flying, Verg. G. 1, 409: “fruaris tempore raptim,” Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 198 et saep. (old form raptē , Ven. Fort. Vit. S. Mart. 4, 651).
