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stupidus

stupidus, senseless, confounded, amazed

stŭpĭdus, a, um, adj. [stupeo],
  • struck senseless, confounded, amazed.
  • I Lit. (rare but class.): stupida sine animo asto, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 79 (1252): quid stas stupida? quid taces? id. Ep. 4, 2, 13 (582): stupidi timore obmutuerunt, Auct. Her. 4, 52, 65: Echionis tabula te stupidum detinet, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37; cf.: populus studio stupidus, Ter. Hec. 4.—
  • II Transf.
    • A Senseless, dull, stupid, foolish, stolid: Zopyrus physiognomon stupidum esse Socratem dixit et bardum, Cic. Fat. 5, 10: maritus, Mart. 11, 7, 1; cf. Capitol. M. Aur. 29; Juv. 8, 197; Arn. 7, 239.—Sup.: homo, Varr. ap. Non. 400, 12; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 26.—
    • B Of things: colles, i. e. not susceptible of tillage, Ven. Carm. 3, 12, 39.—Adv. seems not to occur.

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