infacetus
ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-făcētus: (infĭc-), a, um, adj.,
I coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly, not witty, stupid (class.).
I Of persons: inficetus (homo), Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4: Canius nec infacetus, et satis litteratus, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: saeclum (with insipiens), Cat. 43, 8.—
II Of things: non inficetum mendacium, Cic. Cael. 29, 69: dictum, Suet. Gramm. 23; Mart. 5, 78, 30.— Adv.: infăcētē (infĭc-), coarsely, rudely, unwittily, stupidly (not in Cic. or Cæs.): quem haud infacete Pompeius Xerxem togatum vocare assueverat, Vell. 2, 33 fin.; Suet. Vesp. 20.—Sup.: pictus inficetissime Gallus, Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnfăcētus¹⁴ (qqf. īnficetus), a, um, grossier, sans esprit : Cic. Off. 3, 58 ; Cæl. 69.
Latin > German (Georges)
īn-facētus u. īn-ficētus, a, um (vgl. über die doppelte Form Ochsner Cic. ecl. p. 156 sq. und Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 348), unfein, ohne Witz, witzlos, plump, abgeschmackt, homo non infac., ein feiner Mann, Cic.: idem infaceto est infacetior rure, Catull.: übtr., mendacium non infic., Cic.: dictum non infac., Suet.: o saeculum insapiens et infacetum, Catull.
Latin > English
infacetus infaceta, infacetum ADJ :: coarse, boorish
