perfacetus
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Latin > English
perfacetus perfaceta, perfacetum ADJ :: very witty, brilliant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
per-făcētus: a, um, adj.,
I very witty, very facetious (class.).—Of persons, Cic Brut. 27, 105.—Of words: aliquid perfacetum dicere, Cic. Planc. 14, 35.—Adv.: per-făcētē, very wittily: perfacete dicta, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
perfăcētus,¹⁶ a, um, très plaisant, très spirituel, plein de sel : [pers.] Cic. Br. 105 ; [choses] Planc. 35.
Latin > German (Georges)
per-facētus, a, um, sehr witzig, v. Pers., Cic. Brut. 105. – v. der Rede, exit aliquando aliquid si non perfacetum, at tamen fortasse non rusticum, Cic. Planc. 35.
