callĭdus — Lewis & Short
callĭdus, a, um, adj.calleo,
I that is taught wisdom by experience and practice, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful:
versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur: callidos autem, quorum, tamquam manus opere, sic animus usu concalluit,Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25.
I Ingenious, prudent, dexterous, skilful.
A In gen. (class.):
ad suum quaestum, callidus,Plaut. As. 1, 3, 34; id. Truc. 2, 4, 62 (cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 40: omnes homines ad suum quaestum callent); id. Ps. 2, 4, 35; id. Ep. 3, 3, 47; id. Poen. 1, 2, 25: callida Musa, Calliope, * Lucr. 6, 93:
ego ut agitator callidus, priusquam ad fidem veniam, equos sustinebo,Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 94:
natura nihil potest esse callidius,id. N. D. 2, 57, 142:
Demosthene nec gravior exstitit quisquam nec callidior, nec temperatior,id. Or. 7, 23:
juvenis parum callidus,Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 11:
in disputando,Quint. 12, 2, 14.—In reference to art, excelling in art, skilful, Hor. S. 2, 3, 23 Heind.; 2, 7, 101; id. Ep. 1, 10, 26. —
B Particular constructions.
(a) With gen.:
rei rusticae,Col. 2, 2, 1:
rerum naturae,id. 7, 3, 12:
rei militaris,Tac. H. 2, 32:
temporum,id. A. 4, 33.—
(b) With abl.:
juncturā callidus acri,Pers. 5, 14.—
(g) In the Greek manner, with inf.:
callidus Condere furto,Hor. C. 1, 10, 7; cf.:
tuque testudo resonare septem Callida nervis,id. ib. 3, 11, 4; Pers. 1, 118.—
C Meton., of things: foramina callidissimo artificio naturā fabricata, very well contrived or wrought, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 47:
inventum,Nep. Eum. 5, 4:
junctura,Hor. A. P. 47.—
II Crafty, cunning, artful, sly.
A Of persons (class.):
itaque me malum esse oportet, callidum, astutum,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 112:
malum crudumque et callidum atque subdolum,id. Poen. 5, 2, 148; id. Pers. 4, 4, 70; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61:
ego hominem callidiorem vidi neminem,Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 1; id. And. 1, 2, 27; id. Eun. 5, 6, 10; Petr. 4, 2, 1:
hi saepe versutos homines et callidos admirantes, malitiam sapientiam judicant,Cic. Off. 2, 3, 10 Beier; id. Caecin. 19, 55; cf. id. Off. 3, 13, 57; Quint. 6, 3, 96:
homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse vult,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35:
gens non astuta nec callida,Tac. G. 22:
ad fraudem callidi,Cic. Clu. 65, 183; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 1, 9:
in disputando mire callidos,Quint. 12, 2, 14:
amici accendendis offensionibus callidi,Tac. A. 2, 57.—
B Meton., of things:
doli,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4:
consilium,Ter. And. 3, 4, 10:
audacia,Cic. Clu. 65, 183:
callida et malitiosa juris interpretatio,id. Off. 1, 10, 33:
liberalitas,crafty, calculating, Nep. Att. 11, 3:
malitia inimici,Liv. 38, 44, 1:
cunctatio,Suet. Tib. 24:
saevitia,id. Dom. 11.—
2 Trop.:
merx, of a woman,Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 61.—Hence, adv.: callĭdē (in both signiff. of the adj. freq. and class.).
1 Skilfully, shrewdly, expertly, etc.:
callide nosse aliquem,well, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 82:
intellegere,Ter. And. 1, 2, 30:
callide arguteque dicere,Cic. Or. 28, 98:
dicere,id. de Or. 1, 20, 93:
callide et perite versari,id. ib. 1, 11, 48:
sine quo nihil satis caute, nihil satis callide agi posset,id. Caecin. 5, 15 al.—Comp., Tac. A. 6, 37.—Sup., Nep. Them. 1 fin.—
2 Cunningly, craflily, etc.:
callide et facete exordiri rem,Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 7:
accedere,Cic. Fl. 10, 22:
occultare vitia sua,Sall. J. 15, 3:
callide et cum astu confiteri aliquid,Gell. 12, 12, 1.