turbulentus

turbŭlentus, a, um, adj. [turba], full of trouble or commotion.

I.

Pass., restless, agitated, confused, disturbed, boisterous, stormy, tempestuous (class.;

syn. tumultuosus): tempestas,

stormy, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26; Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 143;

Auct. B. Alex. 45, 2: loci Neptunii,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 3:

aqua,

turbid, muddy, Phaedr. 1, 1, 5:

atomorum turbulenta concursio,

confused, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 20:

est igitur quiddam turbulentum in hominibus singulis,

id. Rep. 3, 35, 49 (Non. 301, 6):

res publica,

id. Fam. 12, 10, 3:

heu edepol res turbulentas!

Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 68:

praeda,

id. Rud. 4, 4, 142:

ea sunt et turbulenta et temeraria et periculosa,

Cic. Caecin. 12, 34:

errores,

id. N. D. 2, 28, 70:

animi,

stirred up, aroused, excited, id. Tusc. 4, 5, 9.— Comp.:

turbulentior inde annus excepit,

Liv. 2, 61, 1.— Sup.:

turbulentissimum tempus (opp. tranquillissimum),

Cic. Pis. 15, 33; id. Fam. 9, 1.—

II.

Act., making trouble, troublesome, turbulent, factious, seditious: turba plerumque est turbulenta, Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 11, 3:

P. Decius fuit ut vita sic oratione etiam turbulentus,

Cic. Brut. 28, 108:

seditiosus civis et turbulentus,

id. de Or. 2, 11, 48:

turbulenti et mali cives,

id. ib. 2, 31, 135:

tribuni,

Tac. H. 2, 38:

contiones,

Cic. Att. 4, 3, 4; Quint. 5, 13, 39:

consilia Antonii,

Cic. Att. 15, 4, 1:

minae populi,

Quint. 2, 20, 8.— Sup.:

tribuni plebis,

Caes. B. C. 1, 5:

leges,

Suet. Caes. 16.—Hence, adv.: turbŭlen-tē, in a turbulent manner, confusedly, tumultuously, boisterously, with violence (cf. also turbulenter).

(α).

Form turbulente:

qui non turbulente humana patiantur,

without agitation, composedly, Cic. Tusc. 4, 28, 60:

se gerere,

Dig. 48, 19, 28, § 3.—

(β).

Form turbulenter:

nihil turbulenter, nihil temere facere,

Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 7.— Comp.:

egit de Caepione turbulentius,

Cic. Part. Or. 30, 105.— Sup.:

regere,

Sid. Ep. 2, 13 med.