immodicus
Latin > English
immodicus immodica, immodicum ADJ :: beyond measure, immoderate, excessive
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
immŏdĭcus: (inm-), a, um, adj. in modicus,
I beyond bounds, beyond measure, excessive, unrestrained, unruly, immoderate (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I Lit. (very rare): prominet immodicum pro longa cuspide rostrum, Ov. M. 6, 673: tuber, id. ib. 8, 808: fluctus, id. H. 18, 137: frigus, id. P. 3, 1, 14; cf.: continuae et immodicae tempestates, Suet. Aug. 47.—Far more freq.,
II Trop., excessive, unrestrained, extravagant, immoderate, etc.: immodicus in numero augendo esse solet, is in the habit of exaggerating numbers, Liv. 38, 23, 8: in appetendis honoribus immodicus, Vell. 2, 33, 3: immodicus linguā, Liv. 22, 12, 11: animi, Sall. H. 1, 114 Dietsch: tum verbis tum rebus immodicus, extravagant in words and deeds, Suet. Dom. 12: Gracchi legibus (ferendis), Luc. 6, 796: assiduus potius quam immodicus (praeceptor), Quint. 2, 2, 5: imperia, Liv. 21, 3, 5; so, licentia crudelitatis, Vell. 2, 28, 2: decreta ad honores sociorum, Liv. 31, 45, 2: libido possidendi, Col. 1, 3, 11: fastus, Ov. A. A. 3, 511: populi acclamationes, Suet. Caes. 79: oratio, too long, Plin. Ep. 9, 4, 1: periodus, Quint. 9, 4, 125.—
(b) With gen.: gloriae, Vell. 2, 11: irae, Stat. Th. 1, 41: libidinis, Col. 7, 6, 3: laetitiae et maeroris, Tac. A. 15, 23: fugae, Sil. 12, 268: animi, Tac. H. 1, 53.—As subst.: immodica cupere, Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 2.—Hence, adv.: immŏ-dĭcē, beyond measure, excessively, immoderately: si sanguis ex vulnere immodice fluat, Plin. 30, 13, 38, § 112: fucata formam, Luc. 10, 137: frequenter id potius quam immodice facere, Col. 2, 16, 2: opportunae positae (figurae) cum immodice petantur, Quint. 9, 3, 100: immodesteque gloriari, Liv. 22, 27, 2: sibi arrogare eloquentiam, Quint. 11, 1, 19: ferocire, Gell. 1, 11, 2: capere voluptatem ex aliqua re, id. 19, 2, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
immŏdĭcus,¹⁰ a, um (in, modicus),
1 démesuré, excessif : Ov. M. 6, 673 ; Suet. Aug. 47
2 [fig.] qui n’a pas de retenue, de mesure : Liv. 38, 23, 8 ; Sall. H. 1, 114 || [avec gén.] : lætitiæ, mæroris Tac. Ann. 15, 26, sans retenue dans la joie, dans la douleur || pl. n., immodica cupere Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 2, avoir des désirs immodérés.
Latin > German (Georges)
im-modicus, a, um (in u. modicus), das Maß überschreitend, unmäßig, I) eig.: rostrum, Ov.: frigus, Ov.: tempestates, Suet.: oratio, unmäßig lang, Plin. ep.: si (Nilus) immodicus superfluxit tardeque decessit, Sen. – II) übtr., weder Maß noch Ziel haltend, ungemäßigt, ungezähmt, anspruchsvoll, a) v. Pers.: assiduus potius quam immodicus, Quint. – m. in u. Abl., in appetendis honoribus immodicus, in gerendis verecundissimus, Vell.: in augendo numero, Liv. – m. Abl., immodicus linguā, Liv. u. Tac.: immodicus saevitiā, Tac.: Gracchi legibus immodici, Lucan.: tum verbis tum rebus immodicus, Suet. – m. Genet., gloriae, Vell.: laetitiae, Tac.: libidinis, Col.: cupiditatis, Itin. Alex.: fugae, Sil.: m. Genet. loc., animi immodicus, Sall. hist. fr. inc. 114 (113): corpore ingens, animi immodicus, Tac. hist. 1, 53. – b) v. Lebl.: lingua, Liv.: oratio, Plin. ep.: imperia, Liv.: licentia crudelitatis, Vell.: voluptas immoderata et immodica, Sen.: quarum (rerum) immodica cupido inter mortales est, Liv. – n. pl. subst., immodica cupere, Sen. de ben. 1, 9, 2.
