adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
quaestuōsus
quaestuōsus (feminine quaestuōsa, neuter quaestuōsum, comparative quaestuōsior, superlative quaestuōsissimus)
Classical[kʷae̯s.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷes.tuˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivegainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quaestuōsus | quaestuōsa | quaestuōsum |
| genitive | quaestuōsī | quaestuōsae | quaestuōsī |
| dative | quaestuōsō | quaestuōsae | quaestuōsō |
| accusative | quaestuōsum | quaestuōsam | quaestuōsum |
| ablative | quaestuōsō | quaestuōsā | quaestuōsō |
| vocative | quaestuōse | quaestuōsa | quaestuōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quaestuōsī | quaestuōsae | quaestuōsa |
| genitive | quaestuōsōrum | quaestuōsārum | quaestuōsōrum |
| dative | quaestuōsīs | quaestuōsīs | quaestuōsīs |
| accusative | quaestuōsōs | quaestuōsās | quaestuōsa |
| ablative | quaestuōsīs | quaestuōsīs | quaestuōsīs |
| vocative | quaestuōsī | quaestuōsae | quaestuōsa |
quaestŭōsus, a, um, adj. quaestus.
I. Gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive (class.;
syn. lucrosus): ager, productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 1, 6: mercatura, Cic. Tusc. 5, 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 30, 91: quaestuosissima officina, id. Phil. 2, 14, 35: res Verri, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46: uberrimus et quaestuosissimus annus, id. ib. 1, 14, 40: hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc., id. Agr. 2, 25, 67: benignitas quaestuosior, id. ib. 1, 4, 10: edictum quaestuosissimum, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36: insula quaestuosa margaritis, rich in, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110: emporium, Liv. 39, 15.—II. That looks to one's own gain, advantage, or profit, eager for gain:
quaestuosus homo, Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49: gens, Curt. 4, 7, 19: nec satis in arte eā quaestuosus, Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: dummodo eam (mulierem) des, quae sit quaestuosa, i. e. a prostitute, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 190.—III. That has great gain or profit, wealthy, rich:
gens Syrtica navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa, Curt. 4, 7, 19: Graeci, Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 50: milites, Tac. A. 13, 35: quaestuosi et opulenti, id. ib. 12, 63.— Adv.: quaestŭōsē, gainfully, advantageously, profitably (post-Aug.). —Comp.: quaestuosius, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 56. — Sup.: quaestuosissime, Sen. Ben. 4, 3, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
quaestuōsus adj. with comp. and sup.
quaestus, gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive : scientia: mercatura: hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc.: benignitas quaestuosior: quaestuosissima officina: edictum.—Of persons, full of gain, acquiring wealth : gens, Cu.— Fond of gain, eager for profit, acqui<*>itive : homo.
Origins
From quaestus (“gain, profit”) + -ōsus.