cavillatrix
From LSJ
Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ → Mens stulta ridet, quando ridendum est nihil → Es lacht der Tor, auch wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căvillātrix: īcis, f. cavillator, II. (only twice in Quint.),
I she who seeks to take by sophistry: conclusio, Quint. 7, 3, 14; hence also sophistry, id. 2, 15, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
căvillātrīx, īcis, f. (cavillator), une sophiste : verborum Quint. 7, 3, 14, qui subtilise sur les mots || la sophistique : Quint. 2, 15, 25.
