propensus

propensus

prōpēnsus, a, um, PAdi. (propendeo), hervorhangend, herabhangend, I) eig.: labrum superius, Solin. 20, 6: propenso sesquipede, Pers. 1, 57 Jahn (Hermann protenso): natura (männl. Glied) propensior, Capit. Gord. 19, 4. – II) bildl.: 1) zu etwas geneigt, sich hinneigend, ad misericordiam, Cic.: in alteram partem, Cic.: pr. huic urbi nomen, Val. Max.: si quis est ad voluptates propensior, Cic.: propensior pro Alexandro, Iustin. 16, 1, 2: propensissimā civitatum voluntate, Auct. b. Alex. 26, 1. – 2) das Übergewicht habend, überwiegend, quam illa de mea pecunia ramentā fiat plumeā propensior, malim etc., schwerer (= reicher). Plaut. Bacch. 513. – id fit propensius, wichtiger, Cic. parad. 3, 24. – 3) nahe kommend, Balbi disputatio mihi ad veritatis similitudinem videtur esse propensior, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 95.


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