adverb
āridīs manibus
āridīs manibus (not comparable)
Classical[ˈaː.rɪ.diːs ˈma.nɪ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ri.dis ˈmaː.ni.bus]
Meaning
- Late Latinnot comparableIn an empty-handed, tight-fisted manner; without giving alms.
Quaedam feminae onerant auro et margaritis vel sua vel filiarum membra et aridis manibus praetereunt inopum precantium turbas.
Some women load up either their own or their daughters' limbs with gold and pearls and tight-fistedly pass by crowds of poor beggars.c. 327 CE – c. 410 CE, Gaudentius of Brescia, Tractatus 13.33
Origins
Literally, “with dry hands”.