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IMP 
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miacua. Id. Verbum impromiscuum, 
h. e. separatum, neque cum alio concor- 
dans. 
IMPROMPTUS, or IMPROMTOS (in & 
S promptus or promtus), a, uni, adj. not 
ready, not quick, wearied out. Tacit. 
--IT Also, not ready in something, un¬ 
apt, not handy. Liv. Quia infacundior 
sit, et lingua impromptus. Anson. Ser- 
mone impromptus Latio. 
IMPR5PE (in &. prope), adv. near, same 
3 as Prope. Tertull. coelo. 
IMPROPER aNTER (in & properanter), 
3 adv. gradually. Anson. 
IMPROI’ERaTOS (in & properatus), a, 
3 uni, adj. not hastened, without haste.- 
Virg. Vestigia Turnus improperata re¬ 
fers 
IMPR6PERIUM (impropero), ii, n. a re- 
3 proack or ill word, a taunt. Lactant. 4. 
18, 32. (from an old translation of the 
Bible). Also, read by some in Quintil. 
decl. 
IMPR6PER5 (in & propero), as, n. 1. to 
3 hasten within, to enter with haste. Varr. 
ap. Plin. Quo (h. e. in quern labyrin- 
thum) siquis improperet. -IT Also, 
to taunt, upbraid. Petron. Non impro¬ 
pero illi. 
IMPRSPEROS (in & properus), a, urn, 
3 adj. not hasting, slow. Sil. 
IMPROPRIe (improprius), adv. improper- 
2 ly, not correctly, ov nvpiio(. Plin. Spi¬ 
rant baud iinproprie appellata manu 
h. e. with the proboscis. Gell. Reprehen 
dit Hyginus prmpetibus pennis, quasi 
improprie et inscite dictum. 
IMPRSPRIETaS (Id.), atis, f. impropn- 
3 ety, improper use. Gell. 
IMPRSPRIuS (in feproprius), a, um, adj. 
2 not belonging to a thing, not suitable, im¬ 
proper, aKvpo;. Plin. laspis terebinthi- 
zusa, improprio, ut arbitror, cognomine 
dicta. Quintil. Proprietati contrarium 
est vitium id, quod apud nos impropri- 
um, otKVpov apud Grrecos vocatur (as, 
for instance, sperare dolorem,/or pr;c- 
sentire), impropriety of speech, by which 
one word is made to bear the sense of 
another. — Hence, faulty. Quintil. 
IMPROPuGNaTuS (in & propugnatus), 
3 a, um, adj. undefended. Ammian. 
IMPRoSPeCTe (improspectus), adv. im- 
3 providently, without foresight. Tertull. 
IMPRoSPeCTuS (in & prospectus), a, 
3 um, adj. unseen. Sever, in JEtna. 
IMPROSPER (in & prosper), era, erurn, 
2 adj. uuprosperous, unsuccessful, unfortu¬ 
nate, unlucky, drvxPi- Tacit. -If Al¬ 
so, unfavorable. Tacit, fama apud ex- 
ercitum. 
IMPRoSPERe (improsper), adv. unhappi- 
2 ly, unfortunutely, unprosperously, unsuc¬ 
cessfully, Svsrvxfis- Tacit. Libertas 
improspere repetita. Gell. Nihil quic- 
quam tarn improspere Virgilium ex Ho- 
mero vertisse. 
IMPRoTeCTOS (in & protectus), a, um, 
3 adj. unprotected, undefended, uncovered. 
Gell. and Ammian. 
IMPRoVIDe (improvidus),adv. improvi- 
2 dently, without forethought, incautiously, 
heedlessly, thoughtlessly, without consider¬ 
ation, liupovopTios. Liv. 
IMPROVIDeNTIX (in & providentia), re, 
3 f. improvidence, leant of foresight. Ter¬ 
tull. 
IMPROVIDiJS (in & providus), a, um, 
3 adj. not foreseeing, not anticipating. Liv. 
Improvidus futuri certaminis. Plin. 
Improvida hujus mali civitas. — Hence, 
improvident, taking no thought, without 
foresight or forethought, incautious, un- 
keedful, careless, heedless, thoughtless, in¬ 
considerate, dirpovdyros. Cic. Fatalis 
quredam caiamitas incidisse videtur, et 
improvidas hominum mentes occupa- 
visse. Id. Improvidi et negligentes 
ijuces. Liv. Improvidos incautosque 
hostes opprimere. Cic. Se adolescens 
improvida retate irritierat erratis. — 
With genii. Tacit. Vitellius, ignarus 
m litiae, improvidus consilii, h. c. ratio- 
lie consilii. Id. futuri, careless about, 
taking no thought, for. — With infill. Sil. 
-If Pass; vely, that happens unexpeeted- 
ly, unforeseen. Plin. Tela, quae casca et 
improv'da feruntur. 
IMPROVISE (improvisus), adv. unexpect- 
3 cdly, without bei rg foreseen or anticipated 
Tertull. 
IMPROVISO, properly ablat. of improvi¬ 
sus, but used also adverbially. See Inv- 
provisus. 
IMPROVISES (in & provisus), a, um, 
adj. unforeseen, unlooked for, unthought 
of, unexpected, sudden, drrpo'iSiis, anpoi'6- 
r/ros • Cic. Mala sunt improvisa gravi- 
ora. Id. Unde iste amor tam improvi¬ 
sus ac tam repentinus? Id. Cum tot 
beila sub.to atque improvisa nascantur. 
Virg. Cunctis repente improvisus ait, 
for improvise, unexpectedly to all. Tacit. 
Pestis improvisior. Id. Ad improvisa, 
against accidents. — He improviso, or Ex 
improviso, or Improviso (absol.), unex¬ 
pectedly, without being seen beforehand, 
on a sudden, without warning. Cic. and 
ClBS. 
IMPRuDeNS (in & prudens), tis, adj. not 
foreseeing, not anticipating or expecting, 
not thinking of or supposing , not knowing, 
not meaning, unawares, unconscious, ay- 
veas. Nepos. Omnes imparatos impru- 
dentesque offendit, expecting no such 
thing, and so off their guard. Cais. Im 
pruiientes atque inopinantes hostes 
aggrediuntur. Auet. B. Afric. Ne im- 
prudentes sure naves in classem ad 
versariorum inciderent, unawares. Te-' 
rent. Probe horum facta imprudens de- 
pinxit senex, unknowingly. Id. Plus 
bodie boni feci imprudens, quam sciens 
ante hunc diem unquam, without know¬ 
ing it. Cic. Imprudens Servilium prre- 
teriisse videris. Id. Omnia impruden- 
te L. Sylla facta esse, contrary to the ex¬ 
pectation of Sylla, without the knowledge 
of Sylla. Cws. Imprudentibus militibus. 
- IT Also, ignorant, unacquainted, not 
knowing, unaware. Cic. Irnprudentes 
legis, vitulum immolaverunt. Liv. 
marls, unacquainted with, inexperienced 
in. Colam. Antiquitatis imprudens con- 
suetudo. — So, with accus. and in fin 
Curt. Non imprudens, usurum eum ra- 
bie. — Figur. Virg. (de vite) Frons te 
nera, imprudensque laborum, not having 
yet experienced. — Hence, ignorant, un¬ 
wise. Seaec. Qure ab imprudentissimis 
fieri videmus (where it is opposed to 
sapiens). —— If Also, improvident, with¬ 
out forethought, imprudent, inconsiderate, 
Petron. consilium. Senec. Quidquid 
horum ab iinprudentioribus fiet, negli- 
gendum. 
IMPRuDeNTER (imprudens), adv. igno¬ 
rantly, unwittingly, through ignorance, 
unknowingly, unawares, Si’ ayvoiav. 
Vellei. Pastoralem cultum induit, im- 
mixtusque castris hostium, imprudenter 
interemptus est. Cic. Illud impruden- 
ter, si arbitrantur, &c. through igno¬ 
rance. -If Also, imprudently, inconsid¬ 
erately. Tcrent. Ad flammam accessit 
imprudentius. Cws. ad Cic. Etsi te ni¬ 
hil temere, nihil imprudenter facturum 
judicaram. 
IMI’RC Df NTTA (Id.), re, f. want of knowl¬ 
edge, ignorance, dyvoia. Cic. Impru 
dentiaest, cum scisse aliquid is, qui ar- 
guitur, negatur. Terent. Si id est pec 
catum, peccatum imprudentia est Poe 
tre, non qui furtum facere studuerit, 
without the knowledge of, unintentionally. 
— Also with genit. Liv Imprudentia 
eventus, ignorance or uncertainty with re¬ 
spect to the issue. Petron. Imprudentia 
locorum. — Also, chance, accident, mis¬ 
take, error. Cic. Imprudentia teli emis- 
si, li. e. wlienthe weapon flies from the hand 
accidentally or unexpectedly. Id. Quod 
non solum curiosos oculos excludit, sed 
etiam errantes ; quo non modo improbi- 
tas, sed ne imprudentia quidem possit 
intrare, inadvertence, chance, or mistake. 
Id. lnculcamus per imprudentiam mi¬ 
nus usitatos versus, inadvertently, unin¬ 
tentionally, unawares -IT Also, want 
of foresight, imprudence, indiscretion, in¬ 
considerateness. JTepos. Totum exerci- 
tum propter prretorum imprudentiam in- 
scitiamque belli periturum. Id. Se ar- 
mat imprudentia Dionis. Cic. Quod 
(ft. e. perperam judicare) srepe per im¬ 
prudentiam fit, through inconsidcrateness. 
IMPuBES, eris, and IMPuBIS (in & 
pubes), e, adj. not having attained the 
years of manhood, below the age of puber¬ 
ty, not yet of marriageable age, avr/fios ; 
properly, not having a beard, &c., beard¬ 
less. Ovid. Nam puer impubes, et 
410 
adliuc non utilis armis. Plin. Capillgj 
impubium impositus. Mural. Inipube 
corpus. Virg. Impubes mal®, beard¬ 
less, not yet. bearded. Cic. Filium im- 
puberem in carcere necatum esse dixit. 
Suclon. Impubi teneroque togam dare" 
to a stripling. Liv. Impubes (ace.) ele- 
gisse dicitur.-IT Also, not -married 
or without carnal intercourse, a bachelor 
chaste. Cws. Qui diutissime impube- 
res pennanserunt, maximam inter suos 
ferunt laudem. 
IMPuBeSCeNS (in & pubescens), tis, 
adj. not yet becoming mature. Plin. — Or 
as a particip. as from impubesco, grow¬ 
ing to maturity; the passage is, Corticein 
ejus impubescentem puer impubis si 
detrahat. 
IMPODENS (in & pudens), tis, adject. 
shameless, impudent, barefaced, di/aiSys. 
Terent. Os impudens videtur. Cic. 
Qui semel verecundire fines transient, 
eum bene et naviter oportet esse impu- 
dentem. Id. Ut cum impudens fuisset 
in facto, turn impudentior videretur, si 
negaret. Id. Impudentissimre litter®. 
Id. Magnum et impudens mendacium. 
Id. pecunia, ft. e. very great, so that it 
is a shameless action to ask for it. 
IMPODeNTER (impudens), adv. impu¬ 
dently, without shame, shamelessly, with¬ 
out respect, duaiScos- Cic. Neque tamen 
ignoro, quam impudenter faciam, qui, 
&c. Id. Impudentissime mentiri. Id. 
Batuit, impudenter : depsit, multo im- 
pudentius. 
IMPEDeNTIX. (Id.), re, f. shamelessness, 
impudence, effrontery, boldness, dvuiSeia. 
Cic. Verecundia negandi scribendi im- 
pudentiam suscepi. Id. Reprimere ali- 
cujus impudicam impudentiam. Id. An 
ego tantam aut animi duritiem habere, 
aut oculorum impudentiam possim, ut 
possim intueri, &c. ? 
IMPODICe (impudicus), adv. immodestly, 
3 lewdly, unchastely, aaeXyw s. Tertull. 
Impudice. Eutrop. Impudicissime. 
IMPDDICITIX (Id.), re, f. unchasteness, 
2 immodesty, lewdness, incontinence, det\- 
yua, and especially of an unnatural 
kind, pederasty, buggery, pathicisin. 
Plaut. and Tacit. 
IMPODICOS (in & pudicus), a, um, adj. 
shameless, impudent, barefaced. Plant. 
facinus.-IT Also, unchaste, immodest, 
lewd, lustful, sensual, avayvos, deeXyhSi 
and especially unnaturally se. Cic. In 
his gregibus omnes aleatores, omnes 
adulteri, omnes impuri impudicique 
versantur. Id. Et consul, et impudicis- 
simus. Plaut. Si est quippiam impudi- 
cior. Martial. Uigitus impudicus, the 
middle finger. — Also, violated , polluted. 
Auet. Priap. - IT Also, foul, fetid. 
Martial, odor. 
IMPuGNaTIS (impugno), onis, f. an as- 
1 sault, irpoi,3o\fi. Cic. 
IMPuGNaTOS, a, um, particip. from im- 
3 p U gno. - IT Adj. (of in & pugnatus,, 
unassailed, unattached. Ge'd. 
IMP0GN5 (in & pugno), as, avi, atum, a. 
1. to fight against a person or thing, to at¬ 
tack,' assail by fighting, irpo t.re. 
Impugnare terga hostium. tic. ^ceie- 
ratos cives ab impngnanda patna (lei - 
rere. Justin. Syracusre a cive impug- 
nat® sunt, besieged, laid siege to. - 
Without accus. Cws. Nostn acrius 
pugnare cceperunt. — Hence, one. ■ 
Veneficiis et devotionibus impugn ar » 
comperit.- IT Figur. to assail, attaet, 
oppose, impugn, cross, speak as • 
Cic. Nullam malivolentiam, fi 1 
impugnare auderet. Hirt. dign ■ . 
alicujus. Tacit, sententiam. • 
meritum et fidem. Quintd. P • 
in aliis litibus impugnarunt, eadei 
aliis defendunt. Sallust. 
impugnare aliquem. 
regium, centaurio poto. or 
IMP0LSI5 (impello), onis, f. a ^'^ sion 
forcing .from without, «^"'^ ( eIlt atio 
or impulse , lujluencc. tic. j* io| )e fac- 
aliqua impulsione vehemen 
tatur. — IT Also, an instigating,^ 
citing, stimulating, ‘ i lbe , 
ad hilaritatem. - A '* 0 ’"Zg to 
violent affection or passion, ns g S 
action, without regard to re f 0, ‘ i(er 
IMP0LS6R (Id.), ons, m. ™ 
instigator, adviser. Cic. i 
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