fragosus

frăgōsus, a, um, adj. [fragor].

• (Acc. to fragor, I.) Apt to be broken, fragile (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
• • A Lit.: fragosa putri corpore, Lucr. 2, 860.—
  • • 2 Transf., rough, uneven: silvis horrentia saxa fragosis, Ov. M. 4, 778: mons, Grat. Cyneg. 527. —
  • B Trop., of speech, uneven, unequal: fragosa atque interrupta oratio, Quint. 9, 4, 7: aures fragosis offenduntur, id. 9, 4, 116: versus, Diom. p. 499 P.—
• II (Acc. to fragor, II.) Crashing, rushing, roaring (poet.): medioque fragosus Dat sonitum saxis et torto vertice torrens, Verg. A. 7, 566: vada, Val. Fl. 2, 622: arx Maleae, id. 4, 261: lux, a rattling gleam (lightning), id. 2, 198: murmura leonum, Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 337: nares, Amm.14, 6, 25.—Hence, * adv.: fră-gōse (acc. to II.), with a crashing: (secures a ligno laricis) respuuntur et fragosius sidunt, aegrius revelluntur, Plin. 16, 10, 19, § 47.

fragōsus, a, um (fragor), I) voller Brüche, brüchig, zerbröckelt, A) eig.: fragosa putri corpore, Lucr. 2, 860. – B) übtr., rauh, uneben, holperig, silva, Ov. u. Ambros.: mons, Gratt. – von der Rede, oratio, Quint.: versus, Diom.: neutr. plur. subst., fragosis offendi, Quint. 9, 4, 116. – II) voller Getöse, krachend, rauschend, lux, Val. Flacc.: torrens, Verg.

fragosus [CL] 1 of broken surface, rough, rugged (fig.). nam quoddam refrigerium legenti finis libelli praestat, sicut naviganti portus, maxime cum ~is locis diversae disputationis laborat eloquium respondentis Alcuin Dogm. 162C; orationis nostrae navigium de ~is disputationum locis ad portum liberae locutionis perveniret Ib. 271A; 798 de fragosis tempestatum locis in portum placidae quietis revolavit Id. Ep. 159. 2 noisy. frangosas, i. sonoras; frangosum, i. sono plenum GlH F 665–6; sub ~is rupibus undfr swfgendxm clxdxm[i. e. under swegendum cludum] GlP 832.

frăgōsus, (15) a, um (fragor), [poét.] fragile : Lucr. 2, 860 || âpre, rude, escarpé : Ov. M. 4, 778 || [fig.] rude, rocailleux : Quint. 9, 4, 7 || bruyant, retentissant : Virg. En. 7, 556.

fragosus , a, um. adj. (fragor.)
倒破嚮。高低不平。粗糲不滑。Torrens fragosus 大响之川。

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fragōsus adj.

• fragor, broken, rough, uneven: silvae, O.—Crashing, roaring: torrens, V.