I.agreeably, delightfully, satisfactorily, to one's satisfaction, etc. (opp. aegre; “ante-class.): si illis aegre est mihi quod volup est,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152: “si quid clam uxorem suo animo fecit volup, id. As. grex, 1: scio, ut tibi ex me sit volup,” id. Men. 4, 3, 3; id. Most. 1, 2, 74: “gaudeo et volup est mihi,” id. Am. 3, 3, 3: “volup est (like aegre est),” id. Poen. 5, 5, 47; id. Mil. 2, 3, 6; 4, 5, 12; id. Poen. 5, 4, 20; id. Rud. 4, 1, 1; 4, 4, 132; id. Stich. 4, 1, 2; id. Truc. 4, 1, 6; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 5 Don.; id. Hec. 5, 4, 17.
vŏlŭp (incorrectly vŏlŭpē in some edd.; cf. Opusc. Phil. 2, p. 450 sqq. Ritschl), adv. shortened for volupis; Gr. ἐλπίς; cf. voluptas,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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