QUAM 
QUAM 
QUAN 
maximas, quam primum, quam-s;cpis- 
eime gratias agat, as great as possible, as 
quickly as possible, and as frequently as pos¬ 
sible. -IT In comparisons, as than, ac¬ 
cording to the connection.— After lam, 
in which case it is rendered as. Cic. 
Non tarn vitandi laboris causa, quam 
quod, Ac. not so much — as. Id. Ne¬ 
mo tain multa scripsit, quam sunt nos¬ 
tra, so— as. And with tam suppress¬ 
ed. Liv. Homo non, quam illi sunt, 
gloriosus, not so boastful, as. Id. Non, 
quid ego fecerim/quam quid isti pati 
debuerint, not so much — as. Also, 
with tam following. Cic. Quodsi, 
quam audax est ad conandum, tam es- 
set obscurus in agendo, h. e. if, in wliat 
degree he is bold to undertake, iri the same 
degree, he were, Ac. If it has also a 
superl. or magis, it is rendered the, and 
tam is rendered so much the, or the. Sal 
lust. Quam quisque pessime fecit, tam 
maxime tutus est. Varr. Quam pau- 
cissimos reliqueris, tam optimi fiunt'. 
(In these passages our idiom would re¬ 
quire the comp., but in the Latin the 
superl. has more force as expressing the 
utmost degree ; we can say, however, 
just as each one has acted most wickedly, 
just so he is the safest.) Also, Virg. 
Quam magis spumaverit mulctra, Ia:ta 
magis manabunt flumina, the more _ 
the (or so much the) more. Plant. Quam 
magis capessis, tam (h. e. tam magis) 
tcstus te refert, the more — so much the 
■more. Lucret. Quam magis — tanto ma¬ 
gis. Virg. Tam magis—quam magis, 
so much the more — the more. Also, 
quam followed by sic. Virg. Quam 
multa crepitant, sic, Ac. — After other 
words of comparison; as, after magis 
and comparatives ; after pnestal {it is 
letter), malo {I prefer, I will rather), and 
similar verbs ; after aique, idem, contra, 
secus, alius, aliter, supra, Ac. ; some¬ 
times than, sometimes as, sometimes 
that, Ac. Cic. Nihil est timendum ma¬ 
gis, quam (than) ille consul. Id. Clas¬ 
sic fuit plenior, quam quomodo a nobis 
inductus est. Id. Litter® antiquiores, 
quam mere (Cmsar) ccepit, older than, 
A. e. written earlier than when, before 
that. Id. Hoc inferius est, quam ut (lig¬ 
num videatur, &c. A. e. too low to seem 
worthy. Id. Majorem pecuniam, quam 
quantam hie dedisset. Cic. (after mal¬ 
ic.) Liv. (after icque.) Cic. ( after com- 
tra, A. e. otherwise than or not so as . ) Plant. 
(after secus.) Cic. (after alius, a, nd.) Id. 
(after aliter.) Id. (after supra, thus), Su- 
praferet,quam fieri possit,aftore what can. 
Id. Ultra quam satis est, further than, 
beyond what. Quintal. Pransus atque 
Votus diversum valent, quam indicant, 
have a different force from what, Ac. Here 
belong several other words, as, for in¬ 
stance, words implying number and 
multiplication, such as centesimus, di.mi- 
dium, duplex, multiplex, Ac. when they 
serve for comparison. Plant. Hand 
centesimam partem laudat, quam ipse 
meritus est, ut laudetur ipse, A. e. tire 
hundredth part he deserves, Ac. Liv. 
Dnnidium tributi, quam quod, Ac. the 
half of what. Colum. Ferramenta du- 
pbcia, quam numerus servorum exigit, 
double what, twice as many as. Liv. Mui- 
tiplex, quam pro numero, damnum, A. c. 
manifold greater than, out of proportion 
Also, after words which denote a 
Ume. Sueton. Intra quintum quam af- 
tuerat, diem. Liv. Septimo dte, quam 
Piofectus erat. Cic. Postero die, quam 
want acta. Id. Postridie venissemus, 
quam — fuissemus. "id. Epistola pri- 
,. le data, quam ilia. Id. Seculis mul- 
us ante inventa sunt, quam, Ac. before 
Mat, before. Cic. fil. in Cic. Ep. Post 
i Jem sextum, quam discesserant. Also, 
iter tantum. Liv. Non tantum gaudi- 
lm attulerunt, quam averterunt fa- 
mam. Also, after the superl. Liv. Cum 
yianno, qnamqui unquam, sievissimo, 
lc cruel that ever was. It is also 
used in such a way, that magis or potiits 
to be supplied. Plaut. Tacita bona 
I no setn P er tnulier quam loquens. Liv. 
F ; i™ 1 ’ quam Ilannibalis interesse. 
a . Place. Idque sedet quant non quie- 
mibire. JVep. Statuit congredi. 
luam refugere-IT In exceptions, 
than, for nisi; besides, but only, except. 
Curl. Ne quis Asia: rex sit, quam iste. 
- IT Also, as if, for quam si. Catull. 
Utor tam bene, quam mihi pararim. 
■-^ Also, very or very much or quite, 
indeed. D. Brut, ad Cic. Ilabet quam 
paucos. Cic. Mire quam cogitatio de- 
lectat. Plaut. Admodum quam sajvus 
est, very extremely cruel. Liv. Pleraque 
oppido quam parva erant. Cic: Quod 
sane quam refrixit.- ir Also, so (al¬ 
so much) as, however; thus, Quam po¬ 
test. (See above.) Hence, Quam lon- 
fius, for totus. Virg. Ea nocte, quam 
longa est, A. e. tota. Id. Hiemem, 
quam longa (est), A. e. hiemem totam. 
QUaAIDE, fur Quam, thanfi Lucret. 1,641. 
QUaMDIu (quam & diu), or QUAM 
DID, conj. how long, as long as, and 
sometimes as, pexP 1 of. Cies. Quam¬ 
diu potuit, tacuit, as long as he could. 
Cic. Ut nobis lempus, quamdiu dicere- 
mus, pricstitueres, how long. Id. Qui 
se tamdiu tenuit, quamdiu in provincia 
Parthi fuerunt, so long — as. — Also, in¬ 
terrogatively (or in exclamation), adv. 
how long. Cic. Quamdiu diceres 
IT Also, so long as, all the while that, dur¬ 
ing the time that. Colum. Quamdiu ole¬ 
um conficitur.-IT Also, so long as 
till. Lamprid. - IT Also, adv. °how 
long since ! when before ! Plaut. Quam 
diu id factum est ? 
QUaMDuDUM, or QUAM DODUM. 
See Dudum. 
QUaMLIBET, or QTTaMLuBET (quam 
A libet, or lubet), adv. as you (they, Ac.) 
will, as you please, at pleasure. Pluedr. 
Quamlibet lambe otio. Lucret. TJti con- 
cedam, quamlubet, esto unica res.- 
ir Also, howsoever or however much, ever 
so much or ever so. Ovid. Occupat (na¬ 
vis) egressas quamlibet ante rates, A. e. 
to whatever distance they may have gone. 
Id. Quamlibet infirtnas adjuvat ira ma¬ 
ims, how weak soever, no matter how 
weak. Quintil. Quamlibet parum sit, 
he it as insignificant as it will, be it ever so 
insignificant. -II As however much is 
sometimes nearly the same as although, 
the word may in some cases be so ren¬ 
dered. Snlin. Quamlibet mater nobilio- 
rem patrem affectaverit. 
QUaMoBREM, conj. or QUAM oB 
REM, why, wherefore, -reap ’ S. Cws. 
ftmim ex captivis qmereret, quainob- 
rem Ariovistus non decertaret. Cic. 
St res reperiatur, quam ob rem videan- 
tur illi, Ac. Terent. Mult® sunt cau- 
sic, quam ob rem cupio, why, for which. 
Cic. Illud est, quam ob rem h®c coin- 
memorarim. Id. Multa mihi venie- 
bant in mentem, quam ob rem pu- 
tarem, Ac. why I should think, to lead me 
to think. -11 At the beginning of a 
period, wherefore, fur which cause, Sidrt. 
Cic. Quam ob rem quicso a vobis.- 
IT Interrogatively, why ! wherefore! for 
what reason! Start. Cic. Piratam vi- 
viim tenuisti. quam ob rem ? Terent. 
Repudiatus repetor: quam ob rem ? 
QUaMPLuReS (quam A plures), a, adj. 
or QUAM PLuReS), a, very many, 
a great many. Plaut. Curiosi sunt hie 
quamplnres mali.-IT Superl. Quam- 
plurimus, or Quam plurimus, a, um, as 
many (or much) as possible, the greatest 
number or amount of. Cies. Ut quam 
plurimos colles quam maxinto circuitu 
occuparet. Cic. Frumentum quam plu- 
rimo vendere. Plin. Ep. Hortor, ut 
quamplurima proferas. Quintil. Quam- 
plurimum eruditionis. Cato. Quam- 
plurimum brassic® ederit, tam citissime 
sanus fiet, the more cabbage, Ac. the 
more speedily, &c. (Compare Quam.) — 
Quamplurimum, adv. Scrib. Larg. 
QUaMPLORIMOS, a, um. See Quam- 
plures. 
QUaM PRIDEM, or QUAM PRIDEM, 
Amo long since, for how long; interroga¬ 
tively or not. Cic. See Pridem. 
QUaMPRIMUM, adv. or QUAM PRI- 
MTIM, as soon as may be, as soon as pos¬ 
sible, without delay, otrov avriKit. Cic. 
Cum has quam priirmm ad te perferri 
literas magnopere vellemus. Cies. Ut 
ad se quant primum revertatur. With 
possum. Plaut. Ut quam primum pos- 
sis, redeas, as quickly as possible. In 
like manner. Id. Quam primum ex- 
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pugnari potis est amator, optimum est, 
the_ very soonest. 
QUaMQUAM, or QUANQUAM (per- 
haps quam quam, or acc. of quisquis), 
conj. although, though, Kairrep. With 
the indie. Sallust. Quamquara tibi im¬ 
mature vita erepta est, tamen hetandum, 
Ac. Terent. Quamquam est scelestus, 
non cominittet, Ac. Cic. De Antonio, 
quamquam siepe ex patruo nostra acce- 
peramus, tamen ipse, Ac. — But also 
with the 6-uhj. even in Cir. ; though he 
commonly uses the indie. Liv. Hebc, 
quanquain variarent, proponenda erant. 
Quintil. Ciedi vero discent.es, quam¬ 
quam receptum sit, mininie velim.- 
11 Also, to correct something going be¬ 
fore, though indeed, and yet; in which 
sense it does not affect the mode of the 
verb. Cic. Quamquam, quetn potissi- 
mum Herculem colamus, scire sane ve¬ 
lim (here the subj. is used, as often, to 
soften the expression). Virg. Non jam 
prima peto quamquam o ! 
QUAMVIS (quam A vis, 2d pers. of vo- 
lo), conj. and adv. as much as you will, 
however much you will, never so —, ooov 
fiovXet. Cic. Quamvis parvis latebris 
contentus essem, small as you will, h. e. 
however small. Id. Quamvis multos 
nominatim proferre. Plaut. Audacter 
quamvis dicito, as boldly as you will, 
however boldly. Catull. Quamvis sordi- 
da res et invenusta est, as much as can 
be. Cic. Quamvis enumeres multos li¬ 
cet, as many as you will, however many. 
— Also, with a verb in the subj. however 
(much). Cic. Quamvis prudens ad cogi- 
tandum sis, tamen, Ac. however wwe you 
may be, be you never so wise. Id. Quam- 
vis in rebus turbidis sint.-IT It may 
also he, very or very indeed. Cic. Quain- 
vis copiose. Varr. Homo quamvis hu- 
manus. Cic. Quidvis facere, quamvis 
cnllide, quamvis audacter, Ac. very or 
no matter how. Also, with the superl. 
Colum. Caseus quamvis mundissimis 
tabulis componitltr, never so clean, no 
matter how clean, they cannot be too clean. 
-IT Also, although, though, albeit, el 
Kairrep. With indie. L"epos. Erat dig¬ 
it itate regia, quamvis carebat nomine. 
Liv. Quamvis infesto animo pervene- 
ras. — And without a verb. Cic. Res 
gesserat quamvis reip. calamitosas, atta- 
nten magnas, although, though indeed. — 
Also, with the suly. (implying it may 
be. or however much). Cic. Etsi, quam¬ 
vis non lueris suasor, approbator certe 
fuisti. Varr. Quie quamvis sint fruc- 
tuos;e, nihilo magis sunt, Ac. 
QUANAM (ablat. from quisnam), sc. via, 
by what way, what way, where. Liv. 
Quum circumspectarent, quitnam trnns- 
irent.-IT Also, sc. ratiorie, by what 
way, in what way, how. Plin. 
QUaNDIu. See Quamdiu. 
QUaNDQ (unc.), adv. and conj. when, 
ore, rrdre, fivisa, irr/viKa, in a question or 
not. Cic. Quando igitur est turpe? 
Ilorat. O rus, quando ego te aspiciam ? 
Cic. Turn, quando legatos Tyrum misi- 
mus, at the time that (but in this connec¬ 
tion, quum is much more frequent; see 
Quum, at the end). Plant. Quando esu- 
rio, turn (intestina) crepant. Also, In 
suppos. Amph. Plauti. Quando genti¬ 
um ? when in the world! -IT Also, for 
aliquando, after the particles num, ne, si, 
nore. Cic. Exsisti hoc loco qmestio, 
num quando amici novi veteribus sint 
anteponendi, if ever. Id. Ne quando 
liberis proscriptorum bona patria red- 
dantur, that at no time, Ac. ira pyirnre. 
Id. Ut, si quando auditum sit, prodigii 
simile numeretur, if ever at any time, in 
case that ever. And, absol. Ovid. Nunc 
mihi, si quando, favete. - IT Also, 
as a causal conjunction, since, seeing 
that, errei, inreiSri, bnyviKa. With indie. 
Plaut. Quando ita tibi lubet, vale. Cic. 
Ut omnes denique (quando unam socie- 
tatem hominum esse volumes) propter 
se expetendi sint. — Found also with 
the subj. Plin. Quando senescant sata 
qujedam aqua. 
QUaNDOCuMQUE (quando A cumque), 
or QUaNDoCuNQUE, adv. and conj. 
whensoever, at what time soever, brroreovv. 
Ilorat. Me discedere tristem, quando- 
cumque trahunt invisa negotia Romam, 
