marcidus
ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
marcĭdus: a, um, adj. marceo,
I withered, wasted, shrunk, decayed, rotten (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).
I Lit.: lilia marcida, Ov. M. 10, 92: aures, Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 137: cicatrices, id. prooem. 23: stagna, foul, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 280: asseres vetustate marcidi fiunt, Vitr. 2, 8, 20: manus, Val. Max. 6, 9, 6 ext.—
II Transf., weak, feeble, languid, enervated, exhausted: huc incede gradu marcidus ebrio, Sen. Med. 69: marcidus edomito bellum referebat ab Haemo Liber, Stat. Th. 4, 652: somno, Plin. Pan. 63: somno aut libidinosis vigiliis, Tac. A. 6, 10; Plin. Pan. 63: sol, faint, pale, dull, Poët. ap. Diom. p. 445 P.: senectus, Val. Max. 7, 7, 4: oculi libidine marcidi, languishing, voluptuous, App. M. 3, p. 135, 34.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
marcĭdus,¹³ a, um (marceo),
1 fané, flétri : Ov. M. 10, 92 || pourri : Vitr. Arch. 2, 8, 20
2 faible, languissant : Sen. Med. 69 ; Stat. Th. 4, 652 || languissant, langoureux [œil] : Apul. M. 3, 14 || énervé, engourdi : Tac. Ann. 6, 10.
