aculeatus
Ἀνὴρ ἀτυχῶν δὲ σώζεται ταῖς ἐλπίσιν → Presso miseria spes salus est unica → Allein die Hoffnung trägt den, der im Unglück ist
Latin > English
aculeatus aculeata, aculeatum ADJ :: prickly; stinging/sharp/barbed; subtle; inflicted by/having sting/spine/points
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăcūlĕātus: a, um, adj. aculeus,
I furnished with stings or prickles, thorny, prickly.
I Lit., of animals and plants: animalia, Plin. 20, 22, 91: bruchus, Vulg. Jer. 51, 27: herbae, Plin. 24, 19, 119: ictus, a puncture made by a sting, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 223.—
II Fig.
A Stinging, pointed, sharp: istaec ... aculeata sunt, animum fodicant, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 30: litterae, Cic. Att. 14, 18, 1.—
B Subtle, cunning: contorta et aculeata sophismata, Cic. Ac. 2, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăcŭlĕātus,¹⁶ a, um (aculeus), qui a des aiguillons, des piquants : Plin. 20, 247 ; 21, 28, etc. || [fig.] Pl. Bacch. 63 ; Cic. Att. 14, 18 || pointu, subtil : Cic. Ac. 2, 75.
Latin > German (Georges)
aculeātus, a, um (aculeus), I) stachelig, mit Stacheln versehen, von Tieren und Pflanzen, Plin.: dah. ac. ictus, Stich vom Stachel eines Tieres, Plin. – II) übtr.: 1) spitz, stechend, beißend, Plaut. Bacch. 63: litterae, Cic. ad Att. 14, 8, 1. – 2) spitzfindig, sophisma, Cic. Acad. 2, 75.
