English → Latin
“bully” in Latin
rixorto quarrel, brawl, wrangle, disputeiniūriōsuswrongful, criminal; hurtful, noxious; insultingtractōto tug, drag or haul; to handle, manage, or treat; to exercise, practise, transact or perform
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bully s.
homo pugnax: lingua fortis (if a cowardly bully, mostly Thraso in the old commentators): homo rixosus or rixae cupidus: homo jurgiosus (Gell., quarrelsome fellow): rixator (Quint.).
bully v.
overdear with menaces, etc., minis ac terrore commovere: obstrepere alicui, obtundere aliquem or aures alicui (by talking). Pomponius was bullied into swearing, etc., juravit hoc terrore coactus Pomponius.
To treat with savage cruelty, perhaps aspere tractare, injuriosius (Plaut.) tractare, saevire in aliquem solere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bully?
- The usual Latin words for “bully” are rixor, iniūriōsus, tractō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.