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captiose

From LSJ

Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

Latin > English

captiose ADV :: in a manner to score over a person/take him in/deceive him; insidiously

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

captĭōsē: adv., v. captiosus.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

captĭōsē, d’une manière captieuse : Cic. Ac. 2, 94.

Latin > German (Georges)

captiōsē, Adv. (captiosus), verfänglich, c. interrogare, Cic. Acad. 2, 94: sermonem c. quaerere, Cassiod. in psalm. 57, 1 (vgl. in psalm. 93, 21).