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tĕmĕrē (ante-class. collat. form -mĕrĭter , Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 p.; Att. ap. Non. 516, 5; Trag. Fragm. v. 96 Rib.), adv. Sanscr. tamra, darkening; timira, dark; hence, blindly; cf.: timor, temeritas,
I.by chance, by accident, at random, without design, intent, or purpose, casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thoughtlessly, inconsiderately, indiscreetly, etc. (cf.: forte, fortuito).
I. In gen.
B. With casu, fortuito, etc.: “ex corporibus huc et illuc casu et temere cursitantibus,Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 115; cf.: “id evenit non temere nec casu,id. ib. 2, 2, 6: “non enim temere nec fortuito sati et creati sumus,id. Tusc. 1, 49, 118: “temere ac fortuito,id. Or. 55, 186: “ne quid temere ac fortuito, inconsiderate neglegenterque agamus,id. Off. 1, 29, 103; cf.: omnia temere ac fortuito agere, Liv. 2, 28, 1; Tac. G 10: te nihil temere, nihil imprudenter facturum judicaram, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, B, 1 inconsulte ac temere dicere, Cic. N D. 1, 16, 43. temere ac nullā ratione causas dicere, id. de Or. 2, 8, 32; cf.: “domus, quae temere et nullo consilio administratur (opp. quae ratione regitur),id. Inv. 1, 34, 58.—
C. Alone: “non temere confirmare,Cic. Font. 1, 1: “non temere scribere,id. Fam. 4, 13, 5: “(oracula) partim effutita temere,id. Div 2, 55, 113; “ne quid de se temere crederent,Sall. C. 31, 7: “numquam temere tinniit tintinnabulum,Plaut. Trin 4, 2, 162. sub pinu jacentes sic temere, Hor. C. 2, 11, 14, cf.: “temere insecutae Orphea silvae,id. ib. 1, 12, 7: “temere errare in vallibus,at random, Ov. F 6, 327: saxa temere jacentia, Liv 9, 24, 6.—Comp.: temerius, Att. ap. Non 178, 23. —
II. In partic.
A. Non or haud temere est, it is not mere chance, it is not for nothing, there is a meaning in it: “non temere est, quod corvus cantat mihi nunc ab laevā manu,Plaut. Aul. 4, 3, 1; so, “non temere est,Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 7; id. Eun. 2, 2, 59; id. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 9: haud temere est, Enn. ap. Serv ad Verg. A. 9, 329 (Ann. v. 473); Verg. A. 9, 375; Liv. 1, 59, 6.—
B. Non temere, not easily, = non facile: “rapidus fluvius est hic, non hac temere transiri potest,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 52; “hoc temere numquam amittam ego a me, Ter Phorm. 4, 5, 2: an temere quicquam Parmeno praetereat, quod facto usus sit?id. Hec. 5, 4, 38. qui hoc non temere nisi libertis suis deferebant, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 13 non temere adire, Caes. B. G. 4, 20 patres quoque non temere pro ullo aeque adnisi sunt, Liv. 2, 61, 4; “non temere incerta casuum reputat, quem fortuna numquam decepit,id. 30, 30, 11; Quint. 1, 3, 3: “si negabimus temere famam nasci solere,Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12: “non temere a me Quivis ferret idem,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 13; “vatis avarus Non temere est animus,id. ib. 2, 1, 120: “nec sibi quivis temere arroget artem,id. S. 2, 4, 35; Suet. Tit. 6; 8; Dig. 50, 17, 64; “so also: nullus dies temere intercessit, quo non ad eum scriberet,Nep. Att. 20, 2.
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