I.full of sinews, sinewy, nervous.
I. Lit.: “nervosa et lignea dorcas,” Lucr. 4, 1161: “poples,” Ov. M. 6, 256: “exilitas,” Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214: “partes,” id. 23, 3, 34, § 69: “nervosius illud, i. e. membrum virile,” Cat. 67, 27.—
B. Transf., of plants, full of fibres, fibrous: “cauliculi,” Plin. 21, 9, 30, § 54; 27, 12, 97, § 123.—
II. Trop.
A. Nervous, vigorous, energetic in expression: “quis Aristotele nervosior,” Cic. Brut. 31, 121.—
B. Vigorous, bold: “vivacitas,” Val. Max. 8, 13, 4: juventus, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 320.—Hence, adv.: nervō-sē , strongly, boldly, vigorously, energetically: vigilanter nervoseque aliquem subornare, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Comp.: “nervosius dicere,” Cic. Or. 36, 127: “nervosius aliquid disserere,” id. Off. 3, 29, 106.
