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parcus <a, um> (parco)

1.

parcus
sparsam; karg, knauserig [ pater; (m. etw.: Gen) donandi; pecuniae ]
parce vivere
parca manu offerre alqd

2. poet; nachkl. meton.

parcus
spärlich, kärglich, knapp, wenig [ tellus; victus; lucerna ]
lintea parca vento dare
nur selten
parco sale contingere
parce laedere
nur leicht
parce gaudere

3.

parcus
enthaltsam, genügsam, sich zurückhaltend, sich einschränkend [ deorum cultor; aestimator beneficiorum; (in etw.: Gen o. in re) cibi; honorum; sanguinis civium; in laudando; in largiendo ]
parce dicere
sich zurückhaltend äußern

4. (im Ausdruck)

parcus
knapp, schlicht; wortkarg
Crassus erat elegantium parcissimus
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