duriusculus
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
Latin > English
duriusculus duriuscula, duriusculum ADJ :: harsher; somewhat harsh
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dūrĭuscŭlus: a, um,
I adj. dim. durus, II. A.], somewhat hard, rough, or harsh (perh. only in the foll. passages).—Of expression: Catullus, Plin. H. N. praef. § 2; cf. versus, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dūrĭuscŭlus,¹⁶ a, um (dim. de durus ), assez dur [à l’oreille] : Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 16, 5 || un peu dur, un peu rude : Plin. præf. 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
dūriusculus, a, um (Demin. v. durus), etwas-, ein wenig hart, übtr., etwas steif, etwas ungelenk, Plin. nat. hist. praef. § 1: versus, Plin. ep. 16, 5.
