ŏnustus

I. loaded, laden, burdened, freighted, etc. (class.).

I. Lit.: asellus onustus auro, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 12 (dub.): naves onustae frumento, id. Off. 3, 12: currus quinque liberis, Tac. A. 2, 41: magna vis camelorum onusta frumenti, id. ib. 15, 12.—

B. Transf.

1. Filled, full, abounding in: ager praedā onustus, Sall. J. 87, 1: pharetrae telis, Tac. A. 12, 13.—

(b). With gen.: auri, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 10.—

2. Full, satisfied with food (anteclass.): quia sum onusta mei ex sententiā, Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 7; id. Merc. 4, 4, 6: corpus, Lucr. 3, 113.—

II. Trop., loaded, burdened (ante-class.): omnes exegit foras onustos fustibus, Plaut. Aul. 3, 1, 7: corpus, id. Men. 5, 2, 5: onustum pectus porto laetitiā lubentiāque, id. Stich. 2, 1, 3: fidicina dolis astutiisque, id. Ep. 3, 2, 39: corpus hesternis vitiis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 77.— Sup.: carri onustissimi, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 2, 26, 14.