I.that has existed a long time, aged, old, ancient (in the posit. mostly poet., and almost exclusively of things; for the comp. vetustior, v. vetus): “veteris vetusti (vini) cupida sum,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 4: “templum Cereris,” Verg. A. 2, 713: “lucus,” Ov. M. 11, 360: “silva,” id. ib. 6, 521: “ligna,” Hor. Epod. 2, 43: “gens,” Verg. A. 9, 284: “cornicum saecla,” Lucr. 5, 1084: “spatium aetatis,” id. 2, 1174; 3, 774, cf. id. 5, 827: “ratio,” id. 5, 160: “res,” Quint. 11, 2, 5: “opinio,” Cic. Clu. 1, 4: “hospitium,” id. Fam. 13, 36, 1: “amicitia,” Ov. P. 4, 3, 11: “sors,” id. M. 4, 642.—Of a person: “vetusto nobilis ab Lamo,” Hor. C. 3, 17, 1.—Comp.: “pix,” Col. 12, 23, 1: “ova,” id. 8, 5, 4: “memoria,” Plin. 13, 16, 30, § 102: “semen,” id. 21, 19, 73, § 124.—Sup.: “sepulcra,” Suet. Caes. 81: “navis,” id. ib. 66: “foedera,” Quint. 8, 2, 12: “tempora,” id. 1, 7, 11: “instrumentum imperii,” ancient records of the State, Suet. Vesp. 8.—Of persons: “qui vetustissimus ex iis, qui viverent, censoriis esset,” Liv. 23, 22, 10: “auctores,” Quint. 10, 1, 40: vetustissimus liberorum. Tac. A. 2, 2; 2, 43; 11, 32.—Adv.: vĕtustē . *
1. After the manner of the ancients, Ascon. ad. Cic. Verr. 1, 47; 2, 13. —
2. From ancient times: “vetustissime in usu est,” Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 46.
