veternosus

vĕternōsus, a, um, adj. [veternus, II. C.], afflicted with lethargy, lethargic.

• I Lit., Plin. 20, 4, 13, § 24; 28, 17, 67, § 230; Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9; id. ap. Fest. p. 369. —
• • B Transf., sleepy, drowsy, dreamy: homo, Ter. Eun. 688.—
• II Trop., languid, spiritless (post-Aug.): animus, Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 25: genus dicendi, Sid. Ep. 1, 1: consuetudo, Aug. Ep. 48.—Sup.: veternosissimi artificii nodos, Sen. Ep. 82, 19.

veternōsus, a, um, Adi. m. Superl. (veternus, ī), I) mit der Schlafsucht (als Krankheit) behaftet, schlafsüchtig, Cato fr. u. Plin. – II) übtr.: a) träumerisch, schläfrig, homo, Ter. eun. 688. – b) matt, kraftlos, undae, Arnob.: dicendi genus, Sidon.: consuetudo, Augustin.: animus, herabgekommenes Gemüt, Sen.: illi artificii veternosissimi nodi, jene müßige Spielerei mit künstlichen Schlingen, Sen.

veternosus [CL] 1 afflicted by lassitude, torpor, lethargy, or sim., (also gutta ~a) condition characterized by paralysis of part of the body (cf. gutta 6). gutta ‥ vertenosa [? l. veternosa] exstitit, quia in medullis nervorum et ossuum ita immobiliter manus illius inhesit ac si naturaliter ei concreta et inossata fuisse consueverit R. Cold. Cuthb. 131 p. 279; veternum, -i, infirmitas quelibet quam habent veteres ex consueto sicut est oblivio, gravitas, guttositas ‥ inde ~us, illa infirmitate plenus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 602; ~us, senex vel infirmus Ib. 623. 2 old, aged (also as sb.); b (assoc. w. wear or deterioration). c of the (distant) past, of long ago, ancient, (also) that has existed for a long time, long-standing. attestatio cujusdam ~i, qui hactenus durans asserit avum suum ‥ vidisse Gosc. Aug. Min. 762D; annosus, ~us, senior, senex Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 45.  b tanquam stipitibus ~is sterilibusque rejectis P. Blois Ep. 126. 376B; c1202 explantare studeas dissolutionum propagines ~as quas insolentie mater longa impunitas radicare permisit Ib. 132. 392D; viroris ‥ gratia raro solet procedere de stipite ~o cujus radix exaruit Ib. 236. 538D; domus amplissima et fuliginosa, muris ~is circumdata Coggesh. Visio 19.  c tabifico ~i serpentis veneno S. Fougères Vitalis 357; iste fuit ~us error Manicheorum Netter DAF I 62b A.

vĕternōsus, (14) a, um (veternus), atteint de somnolence, de léthargie : Plin. 20, 24 ; Cat. d. Gell. 1, 15, 9, cf. P. Fest. 369 || [fig.] languissant, endormi, engourdi : Ter. Eun. 688 ; artificium veternosissimum Sen. Ep. 82, 19, art le plus léthargique qui soit [= vain].

veternosus , a, um. adj. s.
昏迷。蠱脹。怵者。

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veternōsus adj.

• veternus, lethargic, sleepy, drowsy, dreamy: senex, T.