anxĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [anxius-fero],
causing or bringing anxiety (only in Cic.): curae, Cic. Div. 1, 13, 22: dolorum vertices, id. Tusc. 2, 9, 21.
ānxifer fera, ferum, adj.anxius + FER-, bringing anxiety, distressing : curae, C.poet. ...
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