oxymorus

oxymōrus, a, um, adj., = ὀξύμωρος,

• acutely silly: oxymora verba, expressions which at first sight appear absurd, but which contain a concealed point; so especially of such apparently contradictory assertions as: cum tacent clamant, etc. (Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 21), Pseudo Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1.

oxymōrus, a, um (ὀξύμωρος), scharfsinnig-närrisch, verba, die dumm und einfältig scheinen, aber einen verdeckten Scharfsinn enthalten, Ps. Ascon. ad Cic. div. in Caec. 1. § 3. p. 101, 8 B.

oxўmōrus, a, um (ὀξύμωρος), spirituel sous une apparente niaiserie : Ps. Ascon. Cæcil. 1, 3.