ineptia
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭneptĭa: ae, f. ineptus,
I silliness, folly, absurdity (in sing. ante- and post-class.): tua, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 31; Plaut. Merc. prol. 26. —
II Plur.: ĭneptĭae, ārum, sillinesses, fooleries, trifles, absurdities (class.): omnium ineptiarum haud scio an ulla sit major, quam, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18; id. ib. 124, 111; id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: paene aniles, id. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: sententiarum, Suet. Aug. 86: hujusmodi ineptiis se immiscere, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĭneptia,¹⁶ æ, v. ineptiae.
