maledicax

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γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → the fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mălĕdĭcax: (or separately, mălĕ dĭ-cax), ācis, adj. male-dicax,
I foul-mouthed, abusive, slanderous, reviling (ante- and postclass.): maledicax es, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 26. —
II Subst., a reviler, slanderer, Macr. S. 7, 3 med.>