mimicus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

mīmĭcus, a, um, adj., = μιμικός, of or belonging to mimes, mimic, farcical (class.).

I Lit.: ne aut scurrilis jocus sit, aut mimicus, farcical, extravagant , Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 239; Quint. 6, 1, 47 Spald.—

II Trop.: res mimicae et ineptae, Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 3: mors, mimic, feigned , Petr. 94 fin. —Hence, adv.: mīmĭcē , like a mime, farcically , Cat. 42, 8; Tert. Apol. 46; Sen. Contr. 2, 12, 5.

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