I.leanness, thinness, meagreness (class.).
I. Lit.
A. Of living beings and the parts of their bodies: “profectus est (ad bellum) Hirtius consul: at quā imbecillitate? quā macie?” Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 12; id. Agr. 2, 34, 93: “hoc maciem facit,” Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 60: “reducere ad maciem,” id. 24, 8, 30, § 46: equi macie corrupti, * Caes. B. C. 3, 58: “corpus macie extabuit, Cic. poët. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: turpis macies decentes Occupet malas,” Hor. C. 3, 27, 53: tenet ora profanae Foeda situ macies, Luc. 6, 515: “macies aegri veteris,” Juv. 9, 16; 15, 101.—
B. Of inanim, things: “macies soli,” poorness, barrenness, Col. 1, 4, 3: “lapidosa aurosi pulveris,” Pall. 1, 5, 1: “jejuna corticis,” id. Mart. 10, 21; so, “corticis,” Plin. 17, 27, 42, § 252: “seges macie deficit,” Ov. F. 1, 689.—
III. Trop., meagreness, poverty of language, Tac. Or. 21, 1.