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pĭger, gra, grum (late Lat. collat. form of sup. pigrissimus, Tert. Exhort. ad Castit. 13), adj. [piget].

I Lit., unwilling, reluctant, averse (rare): gens pigerrima ad militaria opera, Liv. 21, 25, 6: pigriores ad facinus, id. 39, 13, 11: pigriores ad cetera munia exequenda, Curt. 6, 9, 29: ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 1: ad conatus magnos piger, Sen. Ira, 3, 3, 1.—
II Transf.
- A Backward, slow, dull, lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive (of persons and things).
- - - - α With in and abl.: interdum piger, interdum timidus in re militari videbare, Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 1.—
      - β Absol.: taurus ipsā mole piger, Juv. 12, 12: mare pigrum ac prope immotum, i. e. flowing slowly, sluggish, Tac. G. 45: pigrum mare et grave, id. Agr. 10: palus, Ov. P. 4, 10, 61: annus, that moves lazily, passes slowly, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 21: bellum, that advances slowly, Ov. F. 2, 727: campus, unfruitful, Hor. C. 1, 22, 17: pigriora sunt ista remedia, operate too slowly, Col. 2, 17, 3.—Prov.: vult et non vult piger, Vulg. Prov. 13, 4: dicit piger, leo est in viā, id. ib. 26, 13: pigrā munire castra dolabrā, lazily handled, Juv. 8, 248. —
      - γ With gen. (poet.): militiae piger et malus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 124: pericli, Sil. 14, 264: serpit Arar per rura pigerrimus undae, id. 15, 504.—
      - δ With inf. (poet.): piger scribendi ferre laborem, Hor. S. 1, 4, 12 (cf. the opp.: impiger hostium Vexare turmas, id. C. 4, 14, 22).—Absol.: pigrum et iners videtur sudore adquirere quod possis sanguine parare, Tac. G. 14 fin.—Hence, poet. transf.,
  - 2 Sluggish, i. e. that makes sluggish, benumbing: sopor, Cat. 63, 37: frigora, Tib. 1, 2, 29: senecta, id. 1, 10, 40.—
- B Dull, dispirited, dejected, sad (poet. and in postclass. prose): vultus, Mart. 2, 11, 3: pigrum aliquem facere, id. 10, 104, 15: piger tristisque, Ap. Met. 4, 33, 10.—
- C Dull, unfeeling (poet.): hinc fessos subrepsit in artus Insidiosa quies et pigrae oblivio vitae, Stat. S. 1, 4, 56 sq.; cf.: indigna est pigro forma perire situ, Ov. Am. 2, 3, 14.—Hence, adv.: pĭgrē, slowly, sluggishly (post-Aug.): in servitutem transiens, Sen. Ira, 3, 17: pigre ac segniter agere, Col. 7, 5, 3.—Comp.: pigrius, Plin. 10, 34, 52, § 105; Luc. 5, 434.

piger, gra, grum (piget), an etwas ungern-, mit Verdruß gehend, verdrossen, träge, faul, I) eig.: apes contracto frigore pigrae, Verg.: serpens frigore pigra, Ov.: elephanti pigra moles, träge, schwerfällige, Claud.: pueri Vaterno Rasinaque pigriores, Mart.: pigrius nihil delicatis, Plin. ep. – m. in u. Abl, in labore militari, Cic. ep. 7, 17, 1. – m. ad u. Akk., piger ad poenas princeps, ad praemia velox, nur ungern bestrafend, sehr gern belohnend, Ov.: ad mercedem alacer, piger ad opus, Augustin. serm. 108, 6: ad conatus magnos piger inersque, Sen.: ad id, quod non licebat, tardior pigriorque, Val. Max.: ista res nos pigriores ad rem pulcherrimam facere non debet, Sen.: ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus, Cael. in Cic. ep.: gens pigerrima ad militaria opera, Liv. – m. Genet., militiae, Hor.: periculi, Sil. – m. Infin., ferre laborem scribendi, Hor. sat. 1, 4, 12: pigrum quin immo et iners videtur sudore acquirere, quod possis sanguine parare, Tac. Germ. 14: noli esse piger facere quod praecepit, Augustin. epist. 114, 2. – II) übtr.: A) untätig, träge, langsam, a) übh.: pigrum est contractumque frigus, Sen.: bellum, langsam, Ov.: campus, unfruchtbar, Hor.: radix, zähe, Ov.: pectora, unempfindlich, Ov.: annus, langsam vergehend, Hor. – aktiv, träge = träge machend, frigus, Tibull.: senecta, Tibull. – b) v. Gewässern, träge = fast gar nicht od. langsam fließend (vgl. Heß Tac. Germ. 45, 1), palus, Ov.: Mincius, Sidon.: umor, Colum.: aquae stagnantes pigraeque, Plin.: mare, Tac. u. Apul.: mare pigrum ac prope immotum, Tac.: Euphrates diu sedentibus aquis piger, Mela: rivus pigrior (Ggstz. agilior), Plin. ep. – m. Genet., Arar pigerrimus undae, Sil. 15, 501. – c) v. langen Wörtern, schleppend, Quint. 9, 4, 66. – B) verdrießlich, mißmutig, traurig, Mart. u. Apul.

piger [CL], pigrus , sluggish, slow, lazy: a (of person); b (of animal); c (w. inf.); d (w. ad & acc.); e (w. in & abl.). f (as sb.) lazy person. a noli esse desidiosus et ~er Ps.-Bede Collect. 178; ~rus vel lentus, sleac vel slaw Ælf. Gl. 107; Philippus ‥ rex ~er et corpulentus Ord. Vit. X 5 p. 20; qui tepidus est et ~er et lentus, non speratur de eo fructus Ailr. Serm. 38. 19; quidam a sompno expergefacti gravidi et ~ri redduntur Quaest. Salern. Ba 53; Gallos ~rioris videmus ingenii Alb. Lond. DG 6. 10 (v. 1 levis 12); scolares ‥ ~os ad opera fructuosa ‥ excitabat V. Edm. Rich C 598; adeo ~er sum quod ad ignem sedeo et prius crura permitto comburi quam inde me retraherem G. Roman. 418. b ignavā volucris venturi nuntia luctus / pigraque persevĕrans vertor pre pondere plumae Hwætberht Aen. 60 (Bubo) 2; falcones ‥ ~iores in primis, perniciosius postmodum predis insistunt Gir. TH I 12 p. 37; tunc testudo tarda pigra / sicut cervus saliet Walt. Wimb. Van. 101. c ministrare hospitibus ~er non essem V. Cuthb. I 4; c797 paratus est nos accipere si nos non erimus ~ri ad eum venire Alcuin Ep. 131; sed piger ad lectum piger est consurgere lecto L. Durh. Dial. II 5; non simus ~ri orare Ailr. Serm. 45. 40. d ~ri sunt ad operandum Bald. Cant. Serm. 9. 44. 426; phlegmaticus est rudis et ~er ad omnia Bacon CSPhil. 422. e feminei juvenes, Martis in arte pigri G. Amiens Hast. 326; in cultu ecclesiastico erat ~er et negligens sed ad venatum ‥ promptus Ord. Vit. V 3 p. 311; 1460 in alienis negociis velox nec vivax erit qui in propriis causis ~er existit Paston Let. 610. f dicit ~er, leaena in via, leo in itineribus Ps.-Bede Collect. 35; operantium, non ~rorum Andr. S. Vict. Sal. 55; sompnolenti ‥ et ~ri stimulandi sunt ut excitentur T. Chobham Serm. 20. 96rb; non est ‥ hoc opus inercium et ~rorum Ripley 210.

pĭger, (10) gra, grum, ¶ 1 qui répugne à ; paresseux, indolent : gens pigerrima ad militaria opera Liv. 21, 25, 6, peuplade qui répugne par-dessus tout à lʼexécution de travaux militaires, cf. Curt. 6, 9, 29 ; ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 1, très paresseux pour écrire || in labore militari Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 1, sans entrain, indolent en matière de labeurs guerriers || [avec gén., poét.] militiæ Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 124, sans entrain sous le rapport du service militaire, cf. Sil. 14, 264 ; 15, 504 || [avec inf.] qui répugne à : Hor. S. 1, 4, 12 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) mare pigrum Tac. G. 45, mer dormante ; pigrum bellum Ov. F. 2, 727, guerre traînante ; b) piger campus Hor. O. 1, 22, 17, campagne inerte, stérile ; c) inerte, engourdi = qui engourdit : Tib. 1, 2, 29 ; Catul. 63, 37 ; d) renfrogné : Mart. 2, 11, 3 ; 10, 104, 15 || pigrior Liv. 39, 13, 11 ; Curt. 6, 9, 29 || pigrissimus Tert. Cast. 13.

piger, pigra, pigrum

1. traag, lui, lusteloos (in: in m. abl.; gen.; bij: ad; inf.) [in labore militari; ad conatūs magnos laf; ad litteras scribendas; ferre laborem scribendi]; ➤ gens pigerrima ad militaria opera; ~ ad poenas princeps, ad praemia velox (Ov.) slechts met tegenzin bestraffend, erg graag belonend;
2. (v. zaken) langzaam, traag, langdurig [bellum; annus; aquae; metaf. frigus traag makend; vultus onbewogen];
3. taai [radix; metaf. campus onvruchtbaar].

piger , gra, grum. adj. c. s.
懶惰者。疎忽者。— militiae (gen.) 懶當兵。Vultus piger 憂悶之臉。Annus piger 顯長之年。Palus pigra 不外溢之湖。Humor piger 黏水。Pigrum frigus 致懶之冷。

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piger gra, grum, adj.with comp.pigrior, and sup.pigerrimus

PAC-, unwilling, reluctant, averse, backward: gens pigerrima ad militaria opera, L.: pigriores ad cetera munia exequenda, Cu.—Slow, dull, lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive: senectus, O.: (apes) frigore, V.: taurus ipsā mole, Iu.: mare, sluggish, Ta.: annus, H.: bellum, tedious, O.: campus, unfruitful, H.: sopor, benumbing, Ct.: frigus, Tb.: dolabra, lazily handled, Iu.: in re militari: militiae, H.: scribendi ferre laborem, H.—Dull, unfeeling: pigro perire situ, O.

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