ponderosus

pondĕrōsus, a, um, adj. [pondus], of great weight, weighty, heavy, ponderous.

• I Lit.: compedes, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 64 (722): frumentum, Varr. R. R. 1, 52 fin.: verbera, Val. Max. 1, 8 fin.—Comp.: lana ponderosior, Varr. R. R. 2, 11; Plin. 21, 17, 67, § 107.—Sup.: ponderosissimi lapides, Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 138.—
• II Trop.: ponderosa epistola, weighty, significant, Cic. Att. 2, 11, 1: vox, weighty, imposing, Val. Max. 6, 4, 1 ext.

ponderōsus, a, um (pondus), I) gewichtvoll, gewichtig, schwer, a) eig.: α) v. Lebl.: frumentum, Varro.: verbera, Val. Max. – ex sudore eius lana fit ponderosior, Varro.: ponderosissimi lapides, Plin. – β) von Pers.: ingentium herniarum magnitudine ponderosi (beschwert), Arnob. 7, 34 extr. – b) übtr.: epistula, inhaltschwer, Cic. ad Att. 2, 11, 1: vox, gewichtvolle, Val. Max.: cuius (actus) ponderosissima vis in fortitudine consistit, Val. Max. – II) prägn. = herniosus, mit einem Bruche behaftet, Itala Levit. 21, 2.

ponderosus [CL] 1 heavy, that weighs much; b (fig.); c (in list of words). d (as sb. n.) heavy object. astu tamen ne rari germinis seminaria ~is pedibus incaute calcantes deprimant B. V. Dunst. 1; [n]ec caro carnem emendat dixit qui caccabum plenum ~um coxit Prov. Durh. 15; vinculis ferreis plus quam satis ~is ‥ constrictus Ord. Vit. VI 10 p. 127; corpulentus ‥ rex ‥ contristatus est. ‥ dux ~um regem parvipendens Ib. XI 16 p. 218; [saxa] ~a subsistunt et ad centrum tendunt Gir. TH I 13; mali graves sunt et ~i Holcot Wisd. 92.  b libellum sacris auctoritatibus ~um Ord. Vit. IV 6 p. 211.  c calculosi, ~i, ulcerosi Aldh. PR 138.  d naturalis ~i motus ad centrum est Alf. Angl. Cor 9. 5. 2 substantial; b (fig.). ecclesiam mire pulchritudinis et ~i operis Lib. Mem. Bernewelle 46.  b quanta sit caritas Dei quam longeva quam sublimis ‥ quam pretiosa, quam ~a, quam solida J. Ford Serm. 13. 10. 3 heavy-feeling, drowsy, lacking in agility. fere semper quasi verberantur ei tempora, frons semper ~a, sed maxime inclinato Anselm (Ep. 39) III 150; quia jam ex infirmitate ~us erat, credens per sudorem levamen aliquod habere, rogavit Dominum ut ei sudorem immitteret P. Cornw. Rev. 194; gravitas etatis et debilitas corporis ‥ reddiderunt me ~um atque inhabilem ad eundum Bacon V 40. 4 burdensome. quod ‥ peccatum ~um sit et grave, ostendit psalmista [Psalm. xxxvii 5]. magna ‥ molestia est homini quando honeratur pondere quod portare non potest T. Chobham Serm. 5. 27va; c1310 ex exaccione ~a mille librarum domino pape pro principe nostro ‥ solvendarum simus importabiliter onerati Chr. Rams. 399; si ‥ peniteri coram unica persona sit ~um, foret cum paribus magis ~um penitere publice Wycl. Blasph. 157; penas, afflicciones, flagellaciones, ejecciones a populo, similiter mortem ~am Wyche Ep. 542. 5 (as sb. m., describing one who suffers from an inguinal hernia). si fuerit herniosus vel ~us vel etiam sine culpa sua habeat virilia exsecta ‥ potest fieri regularis T. Chobham Conf. 67; ~i dicuntur [in] inguine rupti Alph. 149.

pondĕrōsus, (14) a, um (pondus), pesant, lourd : Pl. Capt. 722 ; Varro R. 1, 52, 2 || [fig.] ponderosa epistula Cic. Att. 2, 11, 1, une longue lettre (très chargée) || grave : ponderosa vox Val. Max. 6, 4, 1, mot profond || -sior Plin. 21, 107 ; -issimus Plin. 36, 138.

ponderosus , a, um. adj. c. s.
沈重者。大相干者。Ponderosa epistola 載事多項之札。

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ponderōsus adj.

• pondus, weighty, full of meaning: epistula.