nervosus

nervōsus, a, um, adj. [nervus], full of sinews, sinewy, nervous.

• I Lit.: nervosa et lignea dorcas, Lucr. 4, 1161: poples, Ov. M. 6, 256: exilitas, Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214: partes, id. 23, 3, 34, § 69: nervosius illud, i. e. membrum virile, Cat. 67, 27.—
• • B Transf., of plants, full of fibres, fibrous: cauliculi, Plin. 21, 9, 30, § 54; 27, 12, 97, § 123.—
• II Trop.
• • A Nervous, vigorous, energetic in expression: quis Aristotele nervosior, Cic. Brut. 31, 121.—
  • B Vigorous, bold: vivacitas, Val. Max. 8, 13, 4: juventus, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 320.—Hence, adv.: nervō-sē, strongly, boldly, vigorously, energetically: vigilanter nervoseque aliquem subornare, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Comp.: nervosius dicere, Cic. Or. 36, 127: nervosius aliquid disserere, id. Off. 3, 29, 106.

nervōsus, a, um (nervus), sehnig, muskulös, nervig, I) eig. u. übtr.: a) eig., vom Körper des Menschen u. seinen Teilen, loca, Cels.: puella, Lucr.: poples, Ov.: nervosius illud, d.i. mentula, Catull. 67, 27. – b) übtr., v. Pflanzen, cauliculi, Plin. – II) bildl., 1) v. Redner, nervig, kernhaft (= kraftvoll, geistreich u. gedrängt), quis Aristotele nervosior, Cic. Brut. 121. – 2) kraftvoll, kräftig, tapfer, vivacitas, Val. Max. 8, 13. ext. 4: iuventa, Prud. c. Symm. 2, 320.

nervosus [CL] 1 (anat.) composed of nerves; b (w. ref. to pleural membrane). matrix enim in se complexionaliter est facta ex pelliculis quibusdam ~is contexta Alf. Angl. Cor 12. 4; materie prime permixte dominio siccitatis in ~am et ab interiori villosam essentiam transeunt Ib. 14. 5; ~um prorsus spirituque distentum virile est organum, ut ad operis venerei officium animal [quo]que disponi habile esset Ib. 15. 11; superior pars [stomachi] ~a valde sensibilis propter nervos Ric. Med. Anat. 223.  b ~a tunica quae thoracem intrinsecus vestit D. Edw. Anat. B 3v.. 2 (med.) that affects a muscle, of a muscle. spasmus est egritudo ~a SB 40. 3 (of person or part of the body) sinewy, muscular. 672 ~is tenso lacertorum volis arcu Aldh. Ep. 5 p. 493; sanam lectoris cernite dextram / necnon nervosam cuncti spectate sinistram Id. VirgV 1009; ~us lacertis, thorosus pectore, robustus et procerus toto corpore W. Malm. GR III 253; vir albus et procerus, membris ossosis et ~is Gir. EH II 18; sunt autem cilia in substancia ~a [Trevisa: ful of synewes] et tenua propter facilitatem motus Bart. Angl. V 8. 4 strong. semita stricta polum poterit reserare supernum, / illam nervosus siquis adire cupit De lib. arb. 134; ~us, ‥ firmus, stabilis, insolubilis Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 385.

nervōsus, (14) a, um (nervus), ¶ 1 qui a beaucoup de muscles, nerveux, musculeux : Lucr. 4, 1161 ; Ov. M. 6, 256 ; Plin. 11, 216 || plein de fibres [plantes] : Plin. 21, 54 ¶ 2 qui a du nerf, de la vigueur [style] : nervosior Cic. Br. 121.

nervosus , a, um. adj. c.
多筋者。堅壯者。— orator 有精神之論。

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nervōsus adj.

• nervus, sinewy, nervous: poples, O.—Of style, vigorous: quis Aristotele nervosior?