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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.

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