plusculus

pluscŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [plus],

• somewhat more, a little more; rather many (only as subst. class.): tum pluscula Supellectile opus est, Ter. Phorm. 665: sal, Col. 12, 50, 12: ad cujus noctis exemplar similes adstruximus plusculas, several nights, Ap. Met. 2, 17, 20; pyxides, id. ib. 3, 21, 13.—Neutr. subst., a somewhat larger amount: plusculum etiam, quam concedit veritas, amori nostro largiare, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3.—With gen.: plusculum negotii, Cic. de Or. 2, 24: ut plusculum sibi juris populus ascisceret, id. Rep. 2, 33, 57.—
• • B Adv.: pluscŭlum, somewhat more, rather more (ante-class.): invitavit sese in cenā plusculum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 127 (279): plusculum annum, somewhat more than a year, id. Pers. 1, 1, 121 (121): laborare, too much, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 10.

plūsculus, a, um (Demin. v. plus), etwas mehr, etwas viel, supellex, Ter.: pyxides, Apul.: sal, Colum.: noctes, mehrere Nächte, Apul. – Neutr. plusculum, a) subst.: eae (causae), in quibus plusculum negotii est, bei denen es etwas mehr Arbeit gibt, Cic. de or. 2, 99: ut plusculum sibi iuris populus ascisceret, sich etwas mehr Recht anmaßte, Cic. de rep. 2, 57: absol. m. folg. quam (als), amori nostro plusculum etiam, quam concedet veritas, largiare, räume der Liebe zu mir sogar ein klein wenig mehr Einfluß ein, als mit der strengen Wahrhaftigkeit verträglich sein mag, Cic. ep. 5, 12, 3. – b) adv.: invitavit se plusculum, Plaut.: plusculum annum (sc. quam), über ein Jahr, mehr als ein Jahr, Plaut.

1 plusculus [CL] 1 somewhat greater in amount or duration. si negligentior debito fuisti, si ~o cibo crudior, si potu dissolutior, metas necessitatis excessisti Ailr. Inst. Inclus. 16; quid est, inquis, quod cum ‥ poculis pauculum relaxarer, ~o somno indulgerem Id. Spec. Car. II 7. 553A; interrogationibus ‥ tam longis et ~a [gl.: par poye plus] meditatione circumvolvendis Balsh. Ut. 52. 2 (pl.) fairly large number of, several. quamvis informi Terpsicore paucula versu / luserit, ardet amor quo pluscula cara superstes / expediat Frith. 132. 3 (as sb. n.) somewhat larger amount, a surplus. feliciora fuisse tempora nec tantis egena ~is pernitiosa curiositate (Quad. dedic. 13) GAS 530. 4 (n. sg. acc., sts. as adv.) to a greater degree (than is necessary), more (than enough); b (in list of words). ~um, plusquam oportet GlC P 468; ~um in pane contractior et constrictus a panis fuit erogatione semotus Lucian Chester 58.  b ~um, clanculum, ferculum Aldh. PR 120 p. 164.

2 plusculus [cf. ML pluscula] , one who makes buckles, buckle-maker. a bukylle maker, ~us, plusculator CathA.

plūscŭlus, a, um (plus), qui est en quantité un peu plus grande, un peu plus de : pluscula supellex Ter. Phorm. 665, un peu plus de mobilier || pl., Apul. M. 3, 17 ; M. 2, 17 || v. plusculum.

plusculus , a, um. adj. (plus.)
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plūsculus adj. dim.

• plus, somewhat more, a little more: plusculā Supellectile opus est, T.—As substn.: plusculum etiam, quam concedit veritas, amori nostro largiare, grant a little more influence: ut plusculum sibi iuris populus ascisceret, somewhat larger rights.