confragus
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
Latin > English
confragus confraga, confragum ADJ :: rough, uneven, broken; difficult, hard, difficult to accomplish
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
confrăgus: a, um, adj. confringo (post-Aug.; poet. for confragosus),
I rough, rugged, uneven: dumeta densis arboribus, Luc. 6, 126; Val. Fl. 3, 581.—Subst.: con-frăga, ōrum, n., a rough place, thicket: silvae, Stat. Th. 4, 494.—Comp., sup., and adv. not in use.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnfrăgus, a, um Luc. 6, 126 ; Stat. Th. 4, 494, c. confragosus.
Latin > German (Georges)
cōnfragus, a, um (confringo), wörtl. zusammengebrochen = dicht und fest durcheinandergehend, durchwachsen, verwachsen, dumeta densis arboribus confraga, Lucan. 6, 126. – neutr. Plur. subst., confraga silvae, die verwachsenen, dichten Stellen, Stat. Theb. 4, 494: u. so Val. Flacc. 3, 582.
