longinquus (-īncus) adj. with comp. longus, far removed, far off, remote, distant: nationes, Cs.: hostis: cura, for distant things, L.: longinquiores loci, Cs.

—As subst n.: quid ego longinqua commemoro? remote events: longinqua imperii, remote parts, Ta.

—Living far off, foreign, strange: homo: piscis, O.

—Long, of long duration, prolonged, lasting, continued, tedious: dolor: oppugnatio, Cs.: consuetudo, Cs.: longinquiore tempore bellum confecturum, N.

—Remote, distant: in longinquum tempus differre: tempore longinqua victoria, L.