subditivus
δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Latin > English
subditivus subditiva, subditivum ADJ :: substituted, counterfeit; sperious
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
subdĭtīvus: a, um, adj. id.,
I substituted, supposititious, spurious, counterfeit (rare but class.): de illo subditivo Sosia mirum nimis est, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 198; 1, 2, 35: archipirata, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69: fratrem ut subditivum arguere, Suet. Ner. 7. —Subst.: Subdĭtīvus, i, m., the title of a comedy of Cœcilius, Gell. 15, 9, 1 (Com. Rel. p. 39 sq. Rib.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
subdĭtīvus,¹³ a, um (subdo),
1 supposé, substitué, faux : Pl. Amph. 828 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 69 ; Suet. Nero 7 || Subditivus, ī, m., titre d’une pièce de Cæcilius : Gell. 15, 9, 1
2 caché : Arn. 5, 32.
Latin > German (Georges)
subditīvus, a, um (subdo), I) untergelegt, substituiert, secreta, Arnob. 5, 32. – II) insbes., untergeschoben, unecht, verkappt, Sosia, Plaut.: archipirata, Cic.: subditivom fieri ego illum militis servom volo, Plaut.: fratrem ut subditivum apud patrem arguere conatus est, Suet.
