nequitia
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nēquĭtĭa: ae, and nēquĭtĭes (no
I gen. or dat.), f. nequam, bad quality, badness (very rare): aceti, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 125.—
II Trop., bad moral quality, of all degrees, idleness, negligence, worthlessness, vileness (syn.: malitia, negligentia, ignavia, mollitia; class.).
A Idleness, inactivity, remissness, negligence: me ipsum inertiae nequitiaeque condemno, Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4; 1, 11, 29: inertissimi homines, nescio quā singulari nequitiā praediti, id. Fin. 5, 20, 56.—
B Lightness, levity, inconsiderateness: omnia mala probra flagitia, quae homines faciunt, in duabus rebus sunt, malitia atque nequitia. Si nequitiam defendere vis, licet, P. African. ap. Gell. 7, 11, 9; Auct. ad Her. 3, 6, 11.—
C Prodigality, profusion: quod filii nequitiam videret, Cic. Clu. 51, 141: illum aut nequities ... expellet, Hor. S. 2, 2, 131.—
D Profligacy, wantonness, lewdness: uxor pauperis Ibyci Tandem nequitiae pone modum tuae, Hor. C. 3, 15, 1; 3, 4, 78; Ov. F. 1, 414; Phaedr. 3, 8, 15; in <number opt="n">plur.</number>, Mart. 4, 42, 4.—
E Worthlessness, vileness, wickedness, villany: Lucurgus mihi quidem videtur posse hic ad nequitiam adducier, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 4: si domus haec habenda est potius, quam officina nequitiae et diversorium flagitiorum omnium, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 134; id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 87: qui istius insignem nequitiam, frontis involutam integumentis, nondum cernat, id. Pis. 6, 12: maturae mala nequitiae, Juv. 14, 216.
