maledicax
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mălĕdĭcax: (or separately, mălĕ dĭ-cax), ācis, adj. male-dicax,
I foul-mouthed, abusive, slanderous, reviling (ante- and postclass.): maledicax es, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 26. —
II Subst., a reviler, slanderer, Macr. S. 7, 3 med.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mălĕdĭcāx¹⁶ ou mălĕ dĭcāx, ācis, médisant : Pl. Curc. 512 ; Macr. Sat. 7, 3.
