tardus

tardus, a, um, adj., slow, not swift, sluggish, tardy (freq. and class.; syn.: lentus, languidus).

• I Lit., of motion or action: velox an tardus sit, Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35: tardi sumus nos, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 66 (569): aetate tardiores, id. ib. 3, 1, 6 (509); cf. id. ib. 1 (504) and 4 (507): fatuus est, insulsus, tardus, stertit noctes et dies, Ter. Eun. 1079: redemptor non inertiā aut inopiā tardior fuit, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 47: qualem existimas, qui in adulterio deprehenditur? tardum, id. de Or. 2, 68, 275: nemo erat adeo tardus aut fugiens laboris, Caes. B. C. 1, 69: tarda aliqua et languida pecus, Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 40: asellus, Verg. G. 1, 273: juvenci, id. ib. 2, 206: aves, quas Hispania tardas appellat, Graecia ὠτίδας, Plin. 10, 22, 29, § 56: Caesar ubi reliquos esse tardiores vidit, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: ad injuriam tardiores, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 33: tardior ad judicandum, id. Caecin. 4, 9: ad deponendum imperium, id. Rep. 2, 12, 23: ad discedendum, id. Att. 9, 13, 4; cf.: Bibulus in decedendo erit, ut audio, tardior, id. ib. 7, 3, 5: proci loripedes, tardissimi, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 7 (510): Apollo, i.e. unpropitious, Prop. 1, 8, 41. —
• • • • b Of things concr. and abstr.: tardiores tibicinis modi et cantus remissiores, Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 254: omnia tarda et spissa, id. Att. 10, 18, 2: fumus, Verg. A. 5, 682: frumenti tarda subvectio, Liv. 44, 8, 1: poena tardior, Cic. Caecin. 3, 7; Quint. 7, 2, 42: portenta deum tarda et sera nimis, Cic. poët. Div. 2, 30, 64 sic mihi tarda fluunt tempora, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 23: noctes, coming on late, Verg. G. 2, 482: tardiora fata, Hor. Epod. 17, 62: anne novum tardis sidus te mensibus addas, i.e. to the long summer months, Verg. G. 1, 32: nox, Ov. P. 2, 4, 26: tarda Genua labant, Verg. A. 5, 432: podagra, i.e. that makes one move slowly, Hor. S. 1, 9, 32: senectus, id. ib. 2, 2, 88; Tib. 2, 2, 19; cf. passus, Ov. M. 10, 49: abdomen, Juv. 4, 107: onus, Sen. Phoen. 568: sapor, i.e. that lingers long on the palate, Verg. G. 2, 126: lingua, Sen. Oedip. 293.—Poet., with gen.: tardus fugae, delaying his flight, Val. Fl. 3, 547; and with inf.: nectere tectos Numquam tarda dolos, Sil. 3, 234. —
• II Trop., slow of apprehension, dull, heavy, stupid.
• • A In gen.: Ch. Prorsum nihil intellego. Sy. Hui, tardus es, Ter. Heaut. 776: sensus hebetes et tardi, Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31: nimis indociles tardique, id. N. D. 1, 5, 12: si qui forte sit tardior, id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: tardi ingenii est, rivulos consectari, fontes rerum non videre, id. ib. 2, 27, 117: tardo ingenio esse, id. Agr. 3, 2, 6: mentes, id. Tusc. 5, 24, 68: ingenium, Quint. 1, 3, 2.—
  • B In partic., of speech or of a speaker, slow, not rapid, measured, deliberate: in utroque genere dicendi principia tarda sunt, Cic. de Or. 2, 53, 213: stilus, Quint. 10, 3, 5: tardior pronuntiatio, id. 10, 7, 22: tarda et supina compositio, id. 9, 4, 137: tardus in cogitando, Cic. Brut. 59, 216: Lentulus non tardus sententiis, id. ib. 70, 247.—Hence, adv.: tardē.
  • A Slowly, tardily: tarde percipere (opp. celeriter arripere), Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 31; Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 20 (772); id. Ps. 4, 3, 15 (1031); Cic. Fam. 14, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 7, 3; 5, 15, 3; 11, 22, 2; id. Mil. 20, 54; Verg. G. 2, 3. — Comp.: tardius moveri, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51; id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75; 4, 14, 32; id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35; Caes. B. G. 4, 23; id. B. C. 3, 28 al.— Sup.: tardissime judicare, Cic. Caecin. 2, 7. —
  • B Late, not in time, not early, Pall. 11, 14, 3.—Sup.: tardissime, at latest, Plin. 18, 7, 10, §§ 51 and 56: quam tardissime, as late as possible, Asin. Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 1.

tardus, a, um (viell. verwandt mit traho), langsam, säumig, I) eig. (Ggstz. celer, citus, citatus, velox, agilis, sedulus), 1) im allg.: a) von leb. Wesen, homo, Cic.: pecus, Cic.: asellus, iuvenci, Verg.: asinus, Augustin.: iumenta, Sen.: avis (vermutlich) Trappe, Plin.: qui sunt segnes et tardi, Sen.: proci loripedes, tardissimi, Plaut.: erimus inter fortes fugacissimi, inter fugaces tardissimi, Sen. rhet.: Plur. subst., minus est gravis Appia tardis (den langsam Reisenden), Hor. sat. 1, 5, 6. – m. in u. Abl., non ille in litteris tardus, Spart. Carac. 1, 4: tardior in scribendo, langsamer, insofern die Fertigkeit der Hand fehlt, Quint. 10, 3, 20: (Bibulus) erit, ut audio, in decedendo tardior, Cic. ad Att. 7, 3, 5. – mit Abl., incessu tardus, Plin. 7, 76. Solin. 1, 92. – m. ad u. Akk., tardiores ad iniuriam, Cic.: eo tardior ad discedendum fui, quod etc., Cic.: vos existimationis illius periculum tardiores fecit adhuc ad iudicandum, Cic.: tardiores ad danda od. ad accipienda beneficia, Sen.: ad id quod non licebat tardior pigriorque, Val. Max. – mit Genet., fugae, Val. Flacc. 3, 547. – m. Infin., et nectere tectos numquam tarda dolos, Sil. 3, 234. – insbes. = langsam im Handeln, provisor utilium, der immer zu spät auf das Nützliche bedacht ist, Hor. de art. poët. 164: Apollo, langsam wirkend (dem Unternehmen jmds. nicht günstig), Prop. 1, 8, 41. – b) v. sachl. u. abstr. Subjj.: frumenti subvectio, Liv.: tibicinis modi, Cic.: vox (Ggstz. cita), Cic.: omnia tarda adhuc et spissa, Cic.: tarda fluunt tempora, Hor. – Insbes.: α) spät eintretend, Necessitas, Hor.: fata, Hor.: poena, Cic.: portenta deûm, Cic.: noctes, Verg. – tarda sunt quae in commune exspectantur, spät erst wird gewährt usw., Tac. – β) langsam vergehend, lange dauernd, nachhaltig, vox, Ov.: menses, Verg.: fata, Hor.: sapor, Verg. – 2) (poet.) prägn. = langsam machend, hemmend, podagra, Hor.: senectus, Hor.: neutr. pl. subst., tarda, hemmende Umstände, Tac. Agr. 18. – II) übtr.: a) von Pers.: α) langsam, schwer von Begriff, stumpf, stumpfsinnig, träumerisch, dumm, subst., der Schwachkopf, der Tropf, tardus es, Ter.: hebetes illi et supra modum tardi, Plin. ep.: nimis indociles quidam tardique sunt, Cic.: tardus in cogitando, Cic.: si quis forte sit tardior, Cic. – Plur. subst., laborat magister docens tardos, Augustin. de mus. 4, 9. § 10. – β) bedächtig, illi tardo cognomen pingui damus, Hor. sat. 1, 3, 58. – b) v. lebl. Subjj.: α) v. Fähigkeiten u. Tätigkeiten = langsam, stumpf, sensus hebetes et tardi, Cic.: ingenium, Cic., ingenium tardum et hebes (Ggstz. mobile et erectum), Sen.: mentes, Cic.: Lentulus non tardis sententiis, war von schnellen Begriffen, Cic. – β) v. der Rede = langsam, bedächtig, gemessen, tardior pronuntiatio, Quint.: stilus, Quint.: in utroque genere dicendi principia tarda sunt, Cic.: tarda et supina compositio, Quint.

tardus [CL] 1 slow (in motion or sim.); b (of speech, voice, etc.); c (mus.). d sluggish, tardy; e (fig.). quia sidus ejus [sc. Saturni] ~issimum sit Alb. Lond. DG 1. 3 (cf. ib.: Saturnus xxx annos in circuli sui peragratione consumit); sic dicitur [pulsus] velox, ~us et medius ‥ ~us quia magnum continet temporis intervallum Bart. Angl. III 23; sic staret argumentum Zenonis, quod mobile velocissimum numquam attingeret mobile ~issimum Ockham Quodl. 56; ~us, slowe WW.  b multum mihi placent salutationes tue, placentiores tamen fierent si lingua dicerentur ~iori quod ipsa audiens, pauciores dixit ‥ sed devociores Spec. Laic. 59; [vox] tarda enim notat hominem vilem et luxuriosum J. Foxton Cosm. 36 d. 1.  c tertius irregularis est una longa nimia cum duabus longis ~is (irrespective breves dicuntur) Mens. & Disc. (Anon. IV) 84.  d terra, aqua, aer et ignis ‥ reddunt ‥ corpus obscurum, passibile, ~um et rude Spec. Incl. 4. 2.  e ~a et infirma est terra quam gerimus Gir. TH intr. p. 7. 2 (w. ad or in) slow (to take action). b negligent, indolent. quedam earum [creaturarum] ~iores fuere in suscipienda forma Petrus Dial. 28; c1298 rex noster Edwardus / velox est ad veniam, ad vindictam tardus (Dunbar 34) Pol. Songs 163.  b si usque nunc fuisti ~us ad ecclesiam, a modo debes esse assiduus IMisc 228/6. 3 that causes to slow down, hindering. solvite vincla mee sancti rogo tarda loquele Wulf. Brev. 19. 4 (of event, period, or sim.) long drawn out. [Solomon] otia tarda fovet non fera bella movet L. Durh. Hypog. 67; 1235 quando ferie devenerunt ~iores, ballivi ‥ circa horam nonam solebant intrare feriam ultra pontem ‥ ita tamen quod semper per diem illum erat contentio ‥ scilicet ante nonam sed non post nonam CurR 1352. 5 occurring after the expected or proper time, late. b occurring after a long time. ? c1240 expensas nuncii ultra terminum racione ~e solucionis demorantis ‥ acquietabit Cart. Chester 160.  b cum solus esset ‥ nec socium ‥ habens, ~um tamen archiepiscopo fuit quod interventu magnorum virorum concordiam cum ipso demum inire potuit Gir. Invect. V 9. 6 (jam ~us) recent. 1383 jam quasi ~o tempore in diebus memoralibus dominus Edwardus tertius nuper rex Anglie ‥ concessit IMisc 228/6. 7 stupid, dull: a (of persons). b (of senses, faculties). a ne in plurimis tum ~us compertor tum durus intellector inveniatur Balsh. AD rec. 2 105.  b c717 licet scientia ~iora [MS corr. to ~ior], meritis viliora [MS corr. to vilior] illo sim tamen ‥ dispar non sum (Ecgburg) Ep. Bonif. 13.

tardus, (9) a, um, ¶ 1 lent, traînant, qui tarde : tarda et languida pecus Cic. Fin. 2, 40, une bête lente et nonchalante ; (homo) tardus Cic. de Or. 2, 275, un homme lent [fam^t , un lambin] ; ad injuriam tardiores Cic. Off. 1, 33, plus lents à commettre lʼinjustice, cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 23 ; Cæc. 9 ; in decedendo erit tardior Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5, il sera un peu long à revenir de province ; incessu tardus Plin. 7, 76, lent dans sa démarche ; [avec inf.] lent à faire qqch. : Sil. 3, 234 ; [avec gén.] tardus fugæ Val. Flacc. 3, 547, lent à fuir || pœna tardior Cic. Cæc. 7, punition plus lente à venir ; tardiores tibicinis modos facere Cic. de Or. 1, 254, faire ralentir la mesure du joueur de flûte [qui accompagne] || [poét.] tarda podagra Hor. S. 1, 9, 32 ; tarda senectus Hor. S. 2, 2, 88, la goutte, la vieillesse qui ralentit [le ralentissement qui est propre à la goutte, à la vieillesse], la pesanteur de... ¶ 2 [fig.] a) lent [dʼesprit], lourd, bouche, borné : Cic. Nat. 1, 12 ; de Or. 1, 127 ; 2, 117 ; Agr. 3, 6 ; Tusc. 5, 68 || tardus in cogitando Cic. Br. 216, long à trouver les idées, lent dans lʼinvention ; non tardus sententiis Cic. Br. 247, plein de vivacité dans lʼinvention ; b) sensus hebetes et tardi Cic. Ac. 1, 31, sens émoussés et lents ; c) principia tarda sint Cic. de Or. 2, 213, que les débuts soient ménagés avec lenteur ; sit tardus stilus Quint. 10, 3, 5, que la plume [= le travail de la composition] soit lente ; tardior pronuntiatio Quint. 10, 7, 22, débit plus lent, ralenti.

➳ tardissimus Pl. Pœn. 510.

tardus , a, um. adj. c. s.
懶。慢。緣。怵者。Tardi menses 夏天之月。Tardae noctes 冬天之夜。

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tardus adj.

• with comp.and sup, slow, not swift, sluggish, tardy: velox an tardus sit: tardus aut fugiens laboris, Cs.: iuvenci, V.: ubi reliquos esse tardiores vidit, Cs.: tardior ad iudicandum: in decedendo tardior: tardiores tibicinis modi et cantūs remissiores: fumus, V.: frumenti tarda subvectio, L.: tarda Genua labant, V.: senectus, H.: passus, O.: abdomen, Iu.—Slow of approach, delaying, late: noctes, V.: tardiora fata, H.: eo poena est tardior.—Slow to pass, lingering, long: tempora, H.: menses, i. e. the long summer months, V.: sapor, i. e. lingering in the palate, V.—Fig., slow of apprehension, dull, heavy, stupid: vah, tardus es, T.: si qui forte sit tardior.—In speech, slow, not rapid, measured, deliberate: in utroque genere dicendi principia tarda sunt: sententiis: illi Tardo cognomen pingui damus, H.