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indoctē, adv., v. indoctus fin.
in-doctus, a, um, adj., untaught, unlearned, uninstructed, ignorant, unskilful.
- I. Of persons (class.): homo, Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59: (Juventius) nec indoctus, et magna cum juris civilis intellegentia, Cic. Brut. 48, 178: est habitus indoctior, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4.
As subst.: doctus indoctum superabit, Quint. 2, 17, 43: indocti, the ignorant, id. 3, 8, 51; 4, 2, 37; Juv. 2, 4; 13, 181.
With inf. (poet.): Cantabrum indoctum juga ferre nostra, Hor. C. 2, 6, 2.
With gen.: Tiro haudquaquam rerum veterum indoctus, Gell. 7, 3, 8: pilae discive trochive, Hor. A. P. 380.
With acc. (post-class.): homo pleraque alia non indoctus, Gell. 9, 10, 5.
- II. Of inanimate and abstract things (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): indoctae rusticaeve manus, Quint. 1, 11, 16: brevitas, id. 4, 2, 46: mores, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 3 Fleck. (Ritschl, moribus moris): canet indoctum, i. e. sine arte, naturā tantum duce, artless, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 9.
Hence, adv.: in-doctē, unlearnedly, ignorantly, unskilfully (class.): verba haud indocte fecit, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 14: non indocte solum, verum etiam impie facere, Cic. N. D. 2, 16, 44.
Comp.: dicere indoctius, etc., Gell. 12, 5, 6.