gravis e, adj. with comp. gravior, and sup. gravissimus
2 GAR-,
heavy, weighty, ponderous, burdensome, loaded, laden, burdened
: gravi onere armorum oppressi, Cs.:
corpus: Ipse gravis graviter Concidit, V.:
bullae aureae: navigia, Cs.: agmen, L.: gravius dorso subiit
onus, H.: robur aratri,
V.: tellus, V.: naves spoliis graves, L.: aere
dextra, V.: imbre nubes,
L.—After the as was reduced in weight: aes grave,
heavy money, money of the old standard
(a full pound in each as), L. —
With young, pregnant
: sacerdos Marte, V.: uterus, O.—Of sound,
deep, grave, low, bass
: sonus, H.: gravissimus sonus: sonus auditur gravior, V.: fragor, O.—Of smell or flavor,
strong, unpleasant, offensive
: hircus in alis,
rank
, H.: ellebori, V.: odor caeni, V.: sentina,
Iu.—
Burdening, oppressive, serious, gross, indigestible, unwholesome, noxious,
severe, sick
: cibus: cantantibus umbra, V.: anni tempore gravissimo,
season
: autumnus in Apuliā, Cs.:
virus, H.: tempus,
weather
, L.: graviore tempore anni acto,
season
, L.: morbo gravis,
sick
, V.: aetate et viribus gravior,
L.: vino, O.: spiritus gemitu,
difficult
, V.: oculi,
heavy
, V.—Fig.,
hard to bear, heavy, burdensome, oppressive, troublesome, grievous, painful,
hard, harsh, severe, disagreeable, unpleasant
: paupertas, T.: labores: gravissima hiemps, Cs.: volnus:
numquam tibi senectutem gravem esse: Appia (via) tardis, H.:
miserior graviorque fortuna, Cs.: Principum amicitiae,
oppressive
, H.: si tibi grave non erit,
a trouble
: in Caesarem contiones,
hostile
, Cs.: verbum gravius: ne quid gravius in fratrem
statueret, Cs.: gravius est verberari quam
necari, S.: edictum,
L.: graviora (pericula),
more serious
, V.: quo inprovisus gravior accederet,
more formidable
, S.: adversarius imperi.—As
subst
n.
: O passi graviora,
greater hardships
, V.—Of things,
strong, weighty, important, grave, influential
: inperium gravius, T.: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt: gravissima
caerimonia,
most solemn
, Cs.: nihil sibi gravius esse faciendum, quam
ut, etc.: exemplum, H.: gravissima
civitas.—Of character,
of weight, of authority, eminent, venerable, great
: animus natu gravior, T.: auctoritate graviores: omnes gravioris aetatis,
more settled
, Cs.: homo,
sober
: gravis Entellum dictis castigat (i. e. graviter),
V.