Definition of desidiosus
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LNS
dēsidiōsus, dēsidiōsa, dēsidiōsum
desidia
adjective (2-1-2)
  1. slothful, indolent, lazy
  2. causing idleness, making lazy
Abbreviations
dēsidiōsus, a, um, adv. desidia, qs. full of idleness, i. e. slothful, indolent, lazy (for syn. cf.: piger, segnis, iners, deses, ignavus, socors, lentus, tardus, otiosus). Prop. (rare): qui in oppido sederent quam qui rura colerent, desidiosiores, Varr. R. R. 2 praef.: si comparer illi, sum desidiosissimus, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 19; Col. 12, 1, 1: desidiosior in professione grammatica habebatur, Suet. Gramm. 8: qui nolet fieri desidiosus, amet, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 46: apis, Luc. 9, 288.

— Transf., causing idleness, making lazy: si quod facit, ab eo (nominetur) quod fit, ut cum desidiosam artem dicemus, quia desidiosos facit, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 43: habet etiam amoenitas ipsa vel sumptuosas vel desidiosas illecebras multas cupiditatum, Cic. Rep. 2, 4: delectatio, id. de Or. 3, 23, 88: inertissimum et desidiosissimum otium, id. Agr. 2, 33 fin.: desidiose puer (sc. Cupido), Ov. Am. 2, 92.

—* Adv.: dēsidiōsē, idly: agere aetatem, Lucr. 4, 1136.
 
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