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adjective

văpĭdus

fem. văpĭda · neut. văpĭdum
that has emitted steam; that has lost its life and spirit; spoiled
that has emitted steam or vapor, i. e. that has lost its life and spirit, spoiled, flat, vapid.
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Lit.: vinum, Col. 12, 5, 1.—
spoiled; bad by extension
Transf., spoiled, bad.
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Lit.: pix, Pers. 5, 148.—
poorly; badly; ill figuratively •
Trop.: astutam vapido servas sub pectore vulpem, Pers. 5, 117.—Adv.: văpĭdē, poorly, badly, ill: se habere, for male se habere, a favorite expression of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 87.
Perseus ID: n50173 Key: vapidus