I.full of faults or defects, faulty, defective, bad, corrupt, etc.
I. Lit. (very rare): “pecus (with morbosum),” Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 21: “locus (corporis pecudum),” i. e. diseased, Col. 7, 5, 6: “nux,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 45.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “exemplum,” Auct. Her. 2, 29, 46: “suffragium,” Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34: “vitiosissimus orator,” id. de Or. 3, 26, 103: “antiquarii,” Suet. Aug. 86: “consul,” chosen contrary to the auspices, Cic. Phil. 2, 33, 84; cf.: quaeque augur injusta nefasta vitiosa dira deixerit, inrita infectaque sunto, XII. Tab ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21.—Subst.: vĭtĭōsa , ōrum, n., misfortune, ruin: “sinistra dum non exquirimus, in dira et in vitiosa incurrimus,” Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29.—
B. In partic., morally faulty, wicked, depraved, vicious, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2: si quem conventum velit, Vel vitiosum, vel sine vitio; “vel probum vel improbum,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 8: “si qui audierunt philosophos, vitiosi essent discessuri,” Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 77: “vitiosa et flagitiosa vita,” id. Fin. 2, 28, 93: “vitiosas partes rei publicae exsecare,” id. Att. 2, 1, 7.— Comp.: “progenies vitiosior,” Hor. C. 3, 6, 48.—Sup.: “inter summam vitiorum dissimulationem vitiosissimus,” Vell. 2, 97, 1.— Hence, adv.: vĭtĭōsē , faultily, defectivelay, badly, corruptly.
2. Trop.: “ferre res bonas (sc. leges),” Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 10: concludere (opp. recte), id. Ac. 2, 30, 98.—Sup.: “usurpare,” Col. 4, 24, 15.
