τῷ ἄφρονι περιττεύει τὸ πάθος → the stupid man is carried away by passion
dēfossus: a, um, Part., from defodio.dēfossus: ūs, m. defodio,I a digging deeply, Plin. 19, 8, 48.
(1) dēfossus, a, um, part. p. de defodio.(2) dēfossŭs, abl. ū, m., action de creuser : Plin. 19, 163.