criminosus
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crīmĭnōsus: a, um, adj. crimen, I.,
I full of reproaches, reproachful, accusalory, calumniating, slanderous (class.): ne cum me nimium gratum illi esse dicant, id mihi criminosum esse possit, Cic. Planc. 2, 4; id. Verr. 2, 2, 67, § 162; cf.: in hunc, id. Sull. 13, 36: nomen, id. Planc. 19, 46: orationes, Liv. 8, 12, 14: iambi, Hor. C. 1, 16, 2: criminosissimus liber, Suet. Caes. 75; cf. Quint. 9, 2, 23: ille acerbus, criminosus, popularis homo ac turbulentus, Cic. Clu. 34, 94.—Hence, subst.: crīmĭnōsus, i, m., a guilty man, Cassiod. Var. 3, 57.— Comp., Auct. Her. 4, 40, 52.—Adv.: crī-mĭnōsē, reproach fully, slanderously, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 55; Sall. J. 64, 5; Liv. 38, 43, 7; 40, 9, 13; Tac. A. 16, 20.—Comp., Cic. Brut. 34, 131; Tac. H. 3, 38.—Sup., Suet. Tib. 53.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
crīmĭnōsus,¹² a, um (crimen),
1 d’accusateur, qui comporte des accusations, des imputations ; médisant, agressif : criminosior oratio Her. 4, 52, discours ayant plus de force accusatrice ; res alicui criminosa Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46, fait donnant lieu à une accusation contre qqn ; criminosus homo Cic. Clu. 94, accusateur passionné, homme agressif ; criminosi iambi Hor. O. 1, 16, 2, ïambes satiriques ; criminosissimus liber Suet. Cæs. 75, 5, infâme libelle
2 digne de reproche, blâmable, criminel : Apul. Apol. 40
