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τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vestĭceps: cĭpis vestis-capio, that has got the first covering of the chin, opp. investis,
I bearded, arrived at puberty, manly, virile (post-class.).
I Lit.: arrogari non potest nisi jam vesticeps, Gell. 5, 19, 7; Tert. Anim. 56; Aus. Idyll. 4, 73.—*
II Transf., immoral, corrupt (opp. investis, innocent), App. Mag. p. 336, 7.