ineruditus

ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ĭn-ērŭdītus: a, um, adj.,
I uninstructed, unlearned, illiterate, ignorant, awkward (class.): non ergo Epicurus ineruditus, sed ii indocti, qui, etc., Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 72: ne quis illud tam ineruditum absurdumque respondeat, id. Ac. 2, 43, 132: judex, Quint. 10, 1, 32; cf id. 8 prooem. § 26.— Of abstr. things: voluptates, unrefined, coarse, Quint. 1, 12, 18.—Adv.: ĭnērŭdītē, unlearnedly, ignorantly, awkwardly (post-Aug.): non inerudite ad declamandum ficta materia, Quint. 1, 10, 33.

ĭnērŭdītus,¹⁶ a, um, ignorant, peu éclairé : Cic. Fin. 1, 72 ; Ac. 2, 132 ; Quint. 10, 1, 32 || [fig.] non raffiné, grossier : Quint. 1, 12, 18.