infacetus
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-făcētus: (infĭc-), a, um, adj.,
I coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly, not witty, stupid (class.).
I Of persons: inficetus (homo), Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4: Canius nec infacetus, et satis litteratus, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: saeclum (with insipiens), Cat. 43, 8.—
II Of things: non inficetum mendacium, Cic. Cael. 29, 69: dictum, Suet. Gramm. 23; Mart. 5, 78, 30.— Adv.: infăcētē (infĭc-), coarsely, rudely, unwittily, stupidly (not in Cic. or Cæs.): quem haud infacete Pompeius Xerxem togatum vocare assueverat, Vell. 2, 33 fin.; Suet. Vesp. 20.—Sup.: pictus inficetissime Gallus, Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnfăcētus¹⁴ (qqf. īnficetus), a, um, grossier, sans esprit : Cic. Off. 3, 58 ; Cæl. 69.
