indefessus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

in-dēfessus, a, um, adj.,

I unwearied , indefatigable (poet. and post-Aug.): dextra, Verg. A. 11, 651: agendo, Ov. M. 9, 199: assiduus et indefessus, Tac. A. 16, 22: Germani ob prospera indefensi, id. ib. 1, 64.— Hence, indēfessē and indēfessim , advv. , unweariedly (both post-class.).

α Form indefesse: et benigne agere omnia, Aus. Grat. Act. 35; Spart. Hel. 5, 10.—

β Form indefessim: expetere bonorum amicitias, Sid. Ep. 3, 2; Claud. Mam. Stat. Anim. 1, 7.

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