sinisteritas

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αἱ μέν ἀποφάσεις ἐπί τῶν θείων ἀληθεῖς, αἱ δέ καταφάσεις ἀνάρμοστοι τῇ κρυφιότητι τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων → as concerns the things of the gods, negative pronouncements are true, but positive ones are inadequate to their hidden character

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sĭnistĕrĭtas: ātis, f. sinister, II. A.,
I awkwardness, untowardness, perversity (cf. the opp. dexteritas); perh. only in Plin. Ep. 6, 17, 3; 9, 5, 2.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sĭnistĕrĭtās,¹⁵ ātis, f. (sinister), maladresse : Plin. Min. Ep. 6, 17, 3 ; 9, 5, 2.