English → Latin
“philippic” in Latin
asperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp, newly mintedācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
philippic
oratio Philippica (Cic.). ImPROP., oratio severa, aspera or acris. To utter a philippic against anybody, aliquem castigare verbis: invehi multa in aliquem (Nep.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for philippic?
- The usual Latin words for “philippic” are asper, ācer. 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.