longius

longius

1. comparative degree of longe

longius

1. nominative neuter singular of longior
2. accusative neuter singular of longior
3. vocative neuter singular of longior

• longius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• longius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to enlarge the boundaries of a kingdom: fines (imperii) propagare, extendere, (longius) proferre
    
  • to march further forward: longius progredi, procedere
    
  • I cannot wait till..: nihil mihi longius est or videtur quam dum or quam ut
    
  • nothing is more tiresome to me than..: nihil mihi longius est quam (c. Inf.)
    
  • to be more advanced in years: longius aetate provectum esse
    
  • to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)
    
  • a rather recondite speech: oratio longius repetita (De Or. 3. 24. 91)
    
  • but that takes us too far: sed lābor longius