adjective

ĕmax

gen. ĕmācis

emo; cf.: edax, bibax, etc.

eager to buy; fond of buying poetic •

eager to buy, fond of buying, Cato R. R. 2 fin.; * Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51; Nep. Att. 13, 1: domina, Ov. A. A. 1, 421.— Poet.: non tu prece poscis emaci, i. e. that vows a price for its fulfilment, Pers. 2, 3.

Perseus ID: n15592 Key: emax