robustus

rōbustus, a, um, adj. [id.].

I.

Of oakwood, oaken, oak-:

capitulum,

Cato, R. R. 18, 4:

stipites,

id. ib. 18, 8:

materia,

Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 3; Col. 2, 14, 6:

caudices,

Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 151:

stipites,

Liv. 38, 5:

fores,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 2:

plaustra,

id. Ep. 2, 2, 74 et saep.: carcer (referring to the Robur in the Roman carcer;

v. robur, II. A. 2.),

Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 13; cf.

codex,

id. Poen. 5, 3, 39. —

II.

Transf., hard, firm, solid, strong, hardy, lusty, robust (freq. and class.; syn.: valens, nervosus).

A.

Lit.:

lapides,

Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 167:

cornua,

id. 11, 37, 45, § 125:

palmes,

id. 17, 22, 35, § 175:

cibus,

hearty, nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

robustior cibus,

id. 2, 18:

triticum,

Col. 2, 9, 3; Plin. 18, 17, 46, § 166; 18, 30, 72, § 298:

robustissima terra,

Col. 2, 2, 17:

robustissimum solum,

id. 1, praef. §

24: robustissima oppida,

strongly fortified, Flor. 1, 12, 3. —

Esp. of persons: robusti et valentes satellites,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84; cf.:

transit in aestatem post ver robustior annus, Fitque valens juvenis,

Ov. M. 15, 206:

usu atque aetate robustior,

Cic. Sull. 16, 47; cf. id. Phil. 5, 16, 43; id. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

robustiores vinum bibere, infirmiores aquam,

Plin. 27, 4, 10, § 27:

moderator aratri,

Lucr. 5, 933; 6, 1253; cf.

vires,

id. 3, 449:

puer acri militiā,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 2:

corpore amplo atque robusto,

Suet. Tib. 68:

robustissima juventus,

id. Ner. 20. —

B.

Trop., firm, solid, strong, etc.: facilius quod est propositum consequar, si nostram rem, publicam vobis et nascentem et crescentem et adultam et jam firmam atque robustam ostendero, Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 3:

solidam et robustam et assiduam frequentiam praebuerunt,

id. Planc. 8, 21:

res vetustate robustas calumniando pervertere,

id. Div. 1, 18, 35; cf.:

robusta et solida eloquentia,

Quint. 10, 1, 2:

robusta et stabilis fortitudo,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 23, 51:

inveteratum (malum) fit plerumque robustius,

id. Phil. 5, 11, 31:

quae robustioris improbitatis,

id. ib. 2, 25, 63:

animus (with magna constantia),

id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

vox,

Plin. 7, 16, 17, § 76:

carmen,

Pers. 5, 5:

amicitiae exempla,

Val. Max. 4, 7, 2:

populus Romanus,

Flor. 2, 1, 1. — Adv.: rōbustē, stoutly, strongly, firmly, Naz. Pan. ad Constant. 17.— Comp., Aug. Conf. 8, 11.— Sup.:

robustissime,

Cassiod. Var. 12, 21.