I. Adv., above, on the top, overhead.
A. Lit.: “cumulata videbis insuper esse aliis alia,” Lucr. 6, 192: “insuper bipedalibus trabibus immissis,” Caes. B. G. 4, 17; id. B. C. 2, 9: “montes insuper altos Imposuit,” Verg. A. 1, 61: “cumulatis in aquas sarcinis, insuper incumbebant,” Liv. 22, 2, 8: “eum muniunt undique parietes atque insuper camera,” Sall. C. 55, 4.—
2. From above: “sed eam (manum) gravis insuper ictus Amputat,” Luc. 3, 610: “jugum insuper imminens,” Liv. 21, 34, 6; Tac. G. 16.—
B. Transf., over and above, moreover, besides: “aut satisfaciat mihi, atque adjuret Insuper, etc.,” Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 8: “parumne est quod amat, Ni sumptuosus insuper etiam siet,” id. Merc. 4, 2, 1: “etiam insuper defraudat,” Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 38: “si id parum est, insuper poenas expetite,” Liv. 3, 67, 4; cf.: “stipendio etiam insuper imposito,” id. 21, 1, 5: “insuper quam,” besides that, id. 23, 7: “non negando minuendove, sed insuper amplificando ementiendoque,” Suet. Caes. 66: “haec insuper addidit,” Verg. A. 2, 593: “insuper habere, i. q. contemnere,” to make light of, to slight, Gell. 1, 19; 4, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 33; 4, 154, 7; Dig. 11, 7, 43; 34, 9, 17.—
II. Prep. with acc. and abl., over, above.
