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pinguis , e, adj. root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. παχύς, stout, = πίων,
I.fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).
B. Transf.
1. Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition: “ager,Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.: “sanguine pinguior Campus,Hor. C. 2, 1, 29: “sulcus,” i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382: “fimus,Verg. G. 1, 80: “hortus,id. ib. 4, 118: “stabula, of beehives,rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14: “arae,id. A. 4, 62: “ficus,plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf. “saliva,Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense; “tura pingues facientia flammas,Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11: “corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,id. M. 10, 176: “pingues taedae,full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681: “pingues arae,full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62: “coma,anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3): “mensa,rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.: “incusa pingui auro dona,Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. —Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing: “pingui flumine Nilus,Verg. A. 9, 31.—
2. Bedaubed, besmeared: “pinguia crura luto,Juv. 3, 247: “virga,limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—
3. Thick, dense: “caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130: “folia pinguissima,Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53: “toga,Suet. Aug. 82: “lacernae,Juv. 9, 28: “pinguissima coma,very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—
4. Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent: “sapor,Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—
II. Trop.
A. Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish: “Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,Cic. Arch. 10, 26: “pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,id. Ac. 2, 34, 109: “nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267: “pingue sed ingenium mansit,Ov. M. 11, 148: “insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—
B. Siout, bold, strong: “verba,Quint. 12, 10, 35: “facundia,Gell. 17, 10, 8.—
C. Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “et pingui membra quiete levat,Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7: “amor,id. ib. 2, 19, 25: “secessus,Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: “mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,id. ib. 7, 26, 3: “pinguius otium,id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—
D. Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus: “pexus pinguisque doctor,Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter .
1. Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—
2. Transf., abundantly, liberally: “pinguius succurrere,Dig. 44, 2, 14.—
3. Trop., dully, stupidly: “pinguius aliquid accipere,Dig. 42, 1, 49.
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