neckisch

From LSJ

κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖνbetter to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well

Source

German > Latin

neckisch, lascivus (tändelnd, mutwillig). – petulans (aus Übermut, mutwillig, lose).