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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=quaestuosus quaestuosa, quaestuosum ADJ :: [[profitable]]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>quaestŭōsus</b>: a, um, adj. [[quaestus]].<br /><b>I</b> Gainful, [[profitable]], [[advantageous]], [[lucrative]], [[productive]] ([[class]].; syn. [[lucrosus]]): [[ager]], [[productive]], [[fruitful]], [[Cato]], R. R. 1, 6: [[mercatura]], Cic. Tusc. 5, 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 30, 91: quaestuosissima [[officina]], id. Phil. 2, 14, 35: res Verri, id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46: uberrimus et quaestuosissimus [[annus]], id. ib. 1, 14, 40: hoc [[multo]] est quaestuosius, [[quam]], etc., id. Agr. 2, 25, 67: [[benignitas]] quaestuosior, id. ib. 1, 4, 10: [[edictum]] quaestuosissimum, id. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36: [[insula]] quaestuosa margaritis, [[rich]] in, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110: [[emporium]], Liv. 39, 15.—<br /><b>II</b> That looks to one's [[own]] [[gain]], [[advantage]], or [[profit]], [[eager]] for [[gain]]: [[quaestuosus]] [[homo]], Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49: [[gens]], Curt. 4, 7, 19: nec [[satis]] in [[arte]] eā [[quaestuosus]], Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: [[dummodo]] eam (mulierem) des, quae [[sit]] quaestuosa, i. e. a [[prostitute]], Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 190.—<br /><b>III</b> That has [[great]] [[gain]] or [[profit]], [[wealthy]], [[rich]]: [[gens]] Syrtica navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa, Curt. 4, 7, 19: [[Graeci]], Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 50: milites, Tac. A. 13, 35: quaestuosi et opulenti, id. ib. 12, 63.— Adv.: quaestŭōsē, gainfully, [[advantageously]], [[profitably]] ([[post]]-Aug.). —Comp.: quaestuosius, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 56. — Sup.: quaestuosissime, Sen. Ben. 4, 3, 3.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>quæstŭōsus</b>,¹² a, um (quæstus),<br /><b>1</b> lucratif, avantageux : Cic. Tusc. 5, 86, etc. ; quæstuosissima [[officina]] Cic. Phil. 2, 35, atelier des [[plus]] lucratifs ; [[benignitas]] quæstuosior Cic. Agr. 1, 10, indulgence [[plus]] profitable ; alicui Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 46, avantageux pour qqn<br /><b>2</b> qui cherche le gain : [[homo]] Cic. Par. 49, homme âpre au gain, cf. Plin. 26, 12<br /><b>3</b> qui gagne beaucoup, qui s’enrichit, riche : Curt. 4, 7, 19 ; Tac. Ann. 12, 63 ; 13, 35.
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{{Georges
|georg=quaestuōsus, a, um ([[quaestus]]), [[voll]] [[Erwerb]], dah. I) v. Zuständen usw., [[Vorteil]] bringend, [[vorteilhaft]], [[einträglich]], [[mercatura]], Cic.: est [[multo]] quaestuosius, Cic.: [[res]] quaestuosissima Verri, Cic. – II) v. Pers.: 1) [[auf]] seinen [[Vorteil]] ([[Gewinn]], [[Verdienst]]) [[sehend]], -[[bedacht]], [[gewinnsüchtig]], [[homo]], Cic.: [[nec]] [[satis]] in [[arte]] ea [[quaestuosus]], Plin.: aequi istud faciam, [[dum]] [[eam]] [[des]] (schaffst du mir [[nur]] eine), [[quae]] sit quaestuosa, [[quae]] alat [[corpus]] corpore, Plaut. – 2) [[viel]] [[Gewinn]]-, [[viel]] [[Vorteil]] ziehend, [[sich]] bereichernd, [[gens]] navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa, Curt.: veterani nitidi et qu., Tac.: [[unde]] [[primo]] qu. et opulenti, Nipperd. Tac. ann. 12, 63.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=quaestuosus, a, um. ''adj''. ''c''. ''s''. (''quaestus''.) :: 倍本者。漁利者。Scientiam habere quaestuosam 得利息之學問。Domus quaestuosissima falsorum commentariorum 以僞日記獲大利息之家。
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