Definition of quaestuosus
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LNS
quaestuōsus, quaestuōsa, quaestuōsum
quaestus
adjective (2-1-2)
  1. Gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive
  2. That looks to one's own gain, advantage, profit, eager for gain
  3. That has great gain or profit, wealthy, rich
Abbreviations
quaestuōsus, a, um, adj. quaestus. Gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive (class.; syn. lucrosus): ager, productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 1, 6: mercatura, Cic. Tusc. 5, 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 30, 91: quaestuosissima officina, id. Phil. 2, 14, 35: res Verri, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46: uberrimus et quaestuosissimus annus, id. ib. 1, 14, 40: hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc., id. Agr. 2, 25, 67: benignitas quaestuosior, id. ib. 1, 4, 10: edictum quaestuosissimum, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36: insula quaestuosa margaritis, rich in, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110: emporium, Liv. 39, 15.

— That looks to one's own gain, advantage, or profit, eager for gain: quaestuosus homo, Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49: gens, Curt. 4, 7, 19: nec satis in arte eā quaestuosus, Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: dummodo eam (mulierem) des, quae sit quaestuosa, i. e. a prostitute, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 190.

— That has great gain or profit, wealthy, rich: gens Syrtica navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa, Curt. 4, 7, 19: Graeci, Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 50: milites, Tac. A. 13, 35: quaestuosi et opulenti, id. ib. 12, 63.

— Adv.: quaestuōsē, gainfully, advantageously, profitably (post-Aug.).

—Comp.: quaestuosius, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 56.

— Sup.: quaestuosissime, Sen. Ben. 4, 3, 3.
 
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