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“exceptious” in Latin
lītigiōsusquarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed, contestediūrgiōsusquarrelsomedifficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manageaccūsātōriusOf or pertaining to an accuser; accusatory.crīminōsusaccusatory, reproachful; slanderous, vituperative; shameful, criminalanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exceptious
litigiosus: jurgiosus: difficilis, etc. [Vid: QUARRELSOME]: accusatorius (e.g., animus): criminosus (full of charges): qui contra omnia dicit: *qui omnia improbat, or *qui reprehendit omnia et exagitat: *qui omnibus omnium consiliis occurrit atque obstat (after Cic., Cat., 3, 7): *qui omnia male interpretatur (puts a bad construction on everything): *qui proclivis or propensus est ad accipiendam offensionem: *(ille) consiliorum omnium oppugnator.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exceptious?
- The usual Latin words for “exceptious” are lītigiōsus, iūrgiōsus, difficilis; also accūsātōrius, crīminōsus, animus. 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.