făcētus — Lewis & Short
făcētus, a, um, adj.root fa- of fari; Sanscr. bhā-, shine, appear; Gr. fa- in fhmi/, fai/nw; strengthened făc, as in fax, facies,
I well-made, choice, elegant, fine.
I Lit. (very rare): nae illi sunt pedes faceti ac deliciis ingredienti molles, Brutus ap. Quint. 6, 3, 20:
facetis victibus vivere,Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 43.—
II Trop.
A Of behavior, fine, courteous, polite, gentle (very rare):
vir facetus atque magnificus,Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 84:
mulier commoda et faceta,Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 11:
ut cuique est aetas, ita quemque facetus adopta,Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 55:
est qui (ambulet tunicis) subductis usque facetus,i. e. who thinks to be very fine, id. S. 1, 2, 26.—
B Of speech. *
1 Elegant, fine:
molle atque facetum Vergilio annuerunt gaudentes rure Camenae,Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; cf.: decoris hanc et excultae cujusdam elegantiae appellationem (faceti) puto, Quint. 6, 3, 20.—
2 Merry, witty, jocose, humorous, facetious (the predominant signif. of the word).
a Of persons: dulcem et facetum festivique sermonis atque in omni sermone simulatorem, quem ei)/rwna Graeci nominarunt, Socratem accepimus, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 108:
elegantes, faceti,id. Brut. 16, 63:
esse quamvis facetum atque salsum,id. de Or. 2, 56, 228:
in altercando cum aliquo aculeo et maledicto facetus,id. Brut. 47, 173:
imitatores et narratores faceti,id. de Or. 2, 54, 219:
etiam quodam loco facetus esse voluisti,id. Phil. 2, 8, 20:
conviva joco mordente facetus,Juv. 9, 10 et saep.—
b Of inanim. and abstr. things:
duplex omnino est jocandi genus: unum illiberale, petulans, flagitiosum, obscenum, alterum elegans, urbanum, ingeniosum, facetum,Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104:
ironia faceta et elegans,id. Brut. 85, 292:
faceta et urbana innumerabilia,id. de Or. 2, 56, 227:
sermo,id. ib. 1, 8, 32:
dictum,id. ib. 2, 54, 219:
joci,Just. 39, 2.—Comp.: Quo facetior videare, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. REDARGUISSE, p. 273, 10 Müll. —Sup.:
Aristophanes facetissimus poëta veteris comoediae,Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 37:
argutiae facetissimi salis,Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 117.—Hence, adv.: făcēte,
1 (Acc. to II. A.) Finely, properly, elegantly (anteclass.):
hanc ego rem exorsus sum facete et callide,Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 7; id. Mil. 1, 1, 39; id. Stich. 1, 3, 114:
facete dictum,well said! good! id. Capt. 1, 2, 73; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 57; 3, 1, 37.—
2 (Acc. to II. B.) Wittily, pleasantly, humorously, facetiously (class.):
numquam tam male est Siculis, quin aliquid facete et commode dicant,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:
facete et urbane Stoicos ridere,id. Fin. 1, 11, 39:
multa colligere ridicule ac facete,id. de Or. 1, 57, 243: praeclare et apposite et facete scripsit, Gell. 2, 23, 11:
(Cicero) plura quam quisquam dixit facete,Quint. 6, 3, 4.—Comp.:
nos ab isto nebulone facetius eludimur,Cic. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:
disputare,id. de Or. 2, 54, 217.—Sup.:
noster hic facetissime tres de jure civili libellos tribus legendos dedit,Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 223:
dicere,Plin. Ep. 1, 9 fin.:
ludere,id. ib. 9, 22, 2.