ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
dēsertus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from desero.
dēsertus,¹⁰ a, um, part. p. de desero || adjt, désert, inculte, sauvage : Cic. Cæl. 42 ; Cæs. G. 5, 53, 4 || desertior Cic. Pis. 55 ; -tissimus Cic. Sest. 50.