vescus, a, um, adj. [contr. from veesca].
I Small , little , thin , weak , feeble : farra (opp. vegrandia), Ov. F. 3, 445: papaver, Verg. G. 4, 131: frondes, id. ib. 3, 175 Serv.: corpus, Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 81: vires, Afran. ap. Non. p. 187, 3.—
II Poor , wretched : fastidiosum ac vescum vivere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 186, 32.—
III Act. , corroding , eating away : sal, Lucr. 1, 326 Munro ad loc.