taetrum

From LSJ

τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant

Source

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tætrum, adv., d’une manière affreuse : Prud. Cath. 4, 22.