adverb
parcē
parcē (comparative parcius, superlative parcissimē)
Classical[ˈpar.keː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpar.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- frugally, thriftily, penuriously, parsimoniously, stingily, scantily
- sparingly, cautiously, moderately
parcē, adv., v. parcus
I. fin. A.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
parcē adv. with comp.
parcus, sparingly, frugally, thriftily, penuriously, parsimoniously, stingily : vivere: Se habere, T.: frumentum metiri, Cs.: dimidium imperavit: Num potuit parcius?: Parcius hic vivit, H.: implet manum parcius, Iu.— Sparingly, moderately : scripsi de te: verba detorta, H.: gaudere, Ph.: parcius de eius laude dicere: Parcius quatiunt fenestras, seldom , H.
Origins
From parcus + -ē.