taetre
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tætrē (tæter), d’une façon affreuse, hideuse : Cic. Div. 1, 60 ; tæterrime Cic. Att. 7, 12, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
taetrē (nicht tētrē), Adv. (taeter), häßlich, garstig, abscheulich, schändlich, aetatem exigere, Cato fr.: multa facere impure atque taetre, Cic. (u. so si quid perverse taetreque factum est a muliere, Cato fr.): taetrius fucata genas, Claud.: religionem impurissime taeterrimeque violasse, Cic.
