ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
prae-grăcĭlis: e, adj.,
I very slender, very lank (post-Aug.): proceritas, Tac. A. 4, 57.
prægrăcĭlis,¹⁶ e, très grêle, très fluet : Tac. Ann. 4, 57.
