I.strong, powerful.
I. Physically (rare; “syn.: firmus, strenuus, incolumis, animosus): ecquid fortis visa est (mulier),” powerful, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 13: “set Bacchis etiam fortis tibi vissast?” id. Bacch. 2, 2, 38: sicut fortis equus, spatio qui saepe supremo Vicit Olympia, nunc senio confectus quiescit, a powerful horse, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 5, 14 (Ann. v. 441 ed. Vahl.); so, “equus,” Lucr. 3, 8; 764; 4, 987; Verg. A. 11, 705.—Poet. transf.: “aquarum,” Lucr. 6, 530: “terrae pingue solum ... Fortes invortant tauri,” Verg. G. 1, 65: “contingat modo te filiamque tuam fortes invenire,” i. e. hearty, well, Plin. Ep. 4, 1 fin.; 4, 21, 4; 6, 4, 3: “antecedebat testudo pedum LX., facta item ex fortissimis lignis,” Caes. B. C. 2, 2, 4; so, “ligna fortissima,” Veg. 1, 24 fin.: “invalidissimum urso caput, quod leoni fortissimum,” Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130: “fortiores stomachi,” id. 32, 7, 26, § 80: “plantae fortiores fient,” Pall. Febr. 24, 7: “fortiorem illum (pontem) tueri, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2: castra,” Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72: “aratra,” Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10: “fortiora remedia,” Tac. A. 1, 29: “humeri,” Val. Fl. 1, 434: “vincula,” Sen. Hippol. 34: sol (with medius), powerful, i. e. fierce, hot, id. Med. 588: “fortiora ad hiemes frumenta, legumina in cibo,” Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 60: “(vites) contra pruinas fortissimae,” id. 14, 2, 4, § 23.—
II. Mentally, strong, powerful, vigorous, firm, steadfast, stout, courageous, brave, manly, etc., answering to the Gr. ἀνδρεῖος (very freq. in all periods and sorts of composition).
A. Of human beings: fortis et constantis est, non perturbari in rebus asperis nec tumultuantem de gradu deici, ut dicitur; “sed praesenti animo uti et consilio, nec a ratione discedere,” Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80: “temperantia libidinem (aspernatur), ignaviam fortitudo: itaque videas rebus injustis justos maxime dolere, imbellibus fortes,” id. Lael. 13, 47: “gladiatores fortes et animosos et se acriter ipsos morti offerentes servare cupimus,” id. Mil. 34, 92: “rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis appare,” Hor. C. 2, 10, 22: “viri fortes et magnanimi,” Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63: “vir fortis et acris animi magnique,” id. Sest. 20, 45: “boni et fortes et magno animo praediti,” id. Rep. 1, 5; 1, 3: “sapientissimi et fortissimi,” id. ib. 2, 34: “vir liber ac fortis,” id. ib. 2, 19: “horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae,” Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3: “fortissimus vir,” id. ib. 2, 25, 1; 2, 33, 4; “3, 20, 2: hunc liberta securi Divisit medium, fortissima Tyndaridarum,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 100: “vis recte vivere? quis non? Si virtus hoc una potest dare, fortis omissis Hoc age deliciis,” id. Ep 1, 6, 30: “seu quis capit acria fortis Pocula,” id. S. 2, 6, 69: cavit, ne umquam infamiae ea res sibi esset, ut virum fortem decet, an honorable or worthy man, Ter. And. 2, 6, 13; cf.: FORCTIS frugi et bonus, sive validus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 84 Müll.; and: “HORCTUM et FORCTUM pro bono dicebant,” id. p. 102: “ego hoc nequeo mirari satis, Eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam ... Familiam optimam occupavit,” so respectable, honorable a family, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 9; “(cf. bonus): vir ad pericula fortis,” Cic. Font. 15, 33: “nondum erant tam fortes ad sanguinem civilem,” Liv. 7, 40, 2: “vir contra audaciam fortissimus,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: vidi in dolore podagrae hospitem meum fortiorem, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 527, 33: “imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,” Quint. 12, 3, 5: “virum fortem ac strenuum scio dixisse, etc.,” Sall. C. 51, 16: “si fortes fueritis in eo, quem nemo sit ausus defendere,” if you had proceeded with vigor, energy, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 3.—Poet., with dat.: “fugacibus,” Ov. M. 10, 543; and with inf.: “fortis et asperas Tractare serpentes,” Hor. C. 1, 37, 26: “contemnere honores,” id. S. 2, 7, 86: “aurum spernere fortior Quam cogere,” id. C. 3, 3, 50; Stat. Th. 10, 906.—Prov.: “fortes fortuna adjuvat,” fortune favors the brave, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 26; cf.: “fortes enim non modo fortuna adjuvat, ut est in vetere proverbio, sed multo magis ratio,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11: audendum est; “fortes adjuvat ipsa Venus,” Tib. 1, 2, 16: fortibus est fortuna viris data, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 262 ed. Vahl.; “for which: audentes fortuna iuvat,” Verg. A. 10, 284; and: “audentes deus ipse juvat,” Ov. M. 10, 586); cf. also elliptically: sedulo, inquam, faciam: sed fortuna fortes; “quare conare, quaeso,” Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 16; id. Fam. 7, 25.—
B. Of animals (rare): “fortes ad opera boves,” Col. 6, 1, 2: “bestiae et fortiora animalia,” Lact. 6, 10, 13.—
C. Of inanim. and abstr. things: “ex quo fit, ut animosior senectus sit quam adolescentia et fortior,” Cic. de Sen. 22, 72: “fortibus oculis,” with eyes sparkling with courage, id. Att. 15, 11, 1: “fortissimo et maximo animo ferre,” id. Fam. 6, 13 fin.: “animus,” Hor. S. 2, 5, 20: “pectus,” id. Epod. 1, 14; id. S. 2, 2, 136: “fortissimo quodam animi impetu,” Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 31: “acerrima et fortissima populi Romani libertatis recuperandae cupiditas,” id. Phil. 12, 3, 7: “in re publica forte factum,” id. Att. 8, 14, 2: “ut nullum paulo fortius factum latere posset,” Caes. B. G. 3, 14, 8: “fortia facta,” Sall. C. 59, 6; id. J. 53, 8; Liv. 26, 39, 3; Curt. 7, 2, 38: “opera,” service, Liv. 40, 36, 11: “consilia,” id. 9, 11, 4; 25, 31, 6; Cic. Sest. 23, 57; Tac. H. 3, 67: “solatia,” id. A. 4, 8: “nulla poterat esse fortior contra dolorem et mortem disciplina,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41: “acerrimae ac fortissimae sententiae,” id. Cat. 3, 6, 13: “oratio fortis et virilis,” id. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.: “genus dicendi forte, vehemens,” id. ib. 3, 9, 32: “non semper fortis oratio quaeritur, sed saepe placida, summissa, lenis,” id. ib. 2, 43, 183: “placidis miscentem fortia dictis,” Ov. M. 4, 652: “verba,” Prop. 1, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: fortĭter .
1. (Acc. to I.) Strongly, powerfully, vigorously (rare): “astringere,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 25: “verberare virgis uvas,” Pall. Oct. 19.—Comp.: “sublatis fortius manibus,” Petr. 9: “fortius attrahere lora,” Ov. R. Am. 398: “ardere,” id. M. 6, 708.—Sup.: “fortissime urgentes,” Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 32: “rigorem fortissime servat ulmus,” id. 16, 40, 77, § 210. —
2. (Acc. to II.) Strongly, powerfully, boldly, intrepidly, valiantly, bravely, manfully (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition): “quae (vincla, verbera, etc.) tulisse illum fortiter et patienter ferunt,” Cic. Phil. 11, 3, 7; cf.: “fortiter et sapienter ferre,” id. Att. 14, 13, 3: “fortiter excellenterque gesta,” id. Off. 1, 18, 61: “facere quippiam (with animose),” id. Phil. 4, 2, 6: “repudiare aliquid (with constanter),” id. Prov. Cons. 17, 41: “bellum gerere,” id. Fl. 39, 98; cf.: “sustinere impetum hostium,” Caes. B. G. 2, 11, 4: “perire,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 42: “absumptis rebus maternis atque paternis,” manfully made away with, id. Ep. 1, 15, 27.—Comp.: “pugnare,” Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 2: “evellere spinas animo an agro,” Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4: “et melius secat res,” id. S. 1, 10, 15.—Sup.: “Dolabella injuriam facere fortissime perseverat,” Cic. Quint. 8, 31: “restitit hosti,” Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 5.
