praedurus

praedūrus, a, um: (adj.), very hard; hardy, sturdy, powerful, 10.748.

prae-dūrus, a, um, adj., very hard (not in Cic. or Caes.).

• I Lit.: faba praedura, Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 121: radices, id. 26, 8, 29, § 46: caput, id. 9, 29, 46, § 85; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 69: corium, Tac. H. 1, 79: dens, Mart. 13, 66 (al. perjurus).—
• • B Transf., very strong: homo praedurus viribus, Verg. A. 10, 748: corpora, id. G. 2, 531: tempora, Ov. M. 12, 349.—
• II Trop., very hard or difficult, very harsh, etc.: aetas, i. e. hardy (opp. tenera), Col. 6, 2, 1: labor, Val. Fl. 1, 235: sunt quidam praeduri oris, i.e. very impudent, Quint. 6, 4, 11: verba, very harsh, id. 1, 6, 26.
• —Hence, praedurē, adv., very hardy, Avien. Pr. Mar. 488.

prae-dūrus, a, um, sehr hart, I) eig. u. übtr.: A) eig.: faba, Plin.: caput, Quint. u. Plin. – B) übtr., sehr abgehärtet, sehr stark, homo praedurus viribus, Verg.: corpora, Verg.: aetas (Ggstz. tenera), Colum. – II) bildl., A) sehr hart, labor, sehr schwer, Val. Flacc.: os, sehr unverschämt, Quint.: verba, Quint. – B) sehr rauh, sehr roh, cum alter praedurus, alter mansuetus esset, Ambros. de off. 1, 33, 171.

praedurus [CL] 1 very hard (in consistency). b (as sb. n.) very hard object or substance. praedurae cotis adinstar Aldh. VirgV 107; resistitur a latice velut a solida glacie vel ~o marmore Gosc. Lib. Mild. 20; ~us, i. valde durus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 171; fasciis pectus et ~o tectus corio J. Sal. Pol. 598D.  b non praedura vel aspera neu me fervida terrent Tatwine Aen. 27 (Forceps) 4. 2 (of person) very strong. pene gigas statura, manu vero et mente ~a H. Hunt. VI 22. 3 excessively hard-hearted, ruthless. sensus hebes, cervix predura, magistri / dogmata non recipit Nig. SS 1541; eliminet [sc. mulieres]: ecce sororum / scandala promulgat. ferat: ecce pericula fratrum / dissimulat; premollis in hoc, predurus in illo H. Avr. Hugh 268.

prædūrus, (14) a, um, ¶ 1 très dur : Plin. 18, 121 ; Tac. H. 1, 79 ¶ 2 dur, endurci, résistant, vigoureux : Virg. En. 10, 748 ; G. 2, 531 ¶ 3 [fig.] prædurus labor Val. Flacc. 1, 235, travail très pénible || prædura verba Quint. 1, 6, 26, mots très durs à lʼoreille || os prædurum Quint. 6, 4, 11, front très impudent.

praedurus , a, um. adj.
甚硬。壯實者。

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prae-dūrus adj.,

• very hard, hardened: corium, Ta.—Very strong: homo viribus, V.: corpora, V.: tempora, O.