I.sly, cunning, crafty, artful, subtle (class.; “syn.: callidus, versutus): (hominis) non aperti, non simplicis, non ingenui, non justi, non viri boni, versuti potius, obscuri, astuti, fallacis, malitiosi, callidi, veteratoris, vafri,” Cic. Off. 3, 13, 57: “in disputando vafri,” id. Rep. 3, 16, 26 (cited ap. Non. 19, 33); Afran. ap. Non. 20, 3; Hor. S. 1, 3, 130; 2, 5, 24; id. C. 3, 7, 12; Ov. H. 20, 30: lingua, Pompon. ap. Non. 19, 32: “jus,” Hor. S. 2, 2, 131: “Flaccus,” Pers. 1, 116; 1, 132: “ars,” Mart. 12, 61, 3: “mores Hannibalis,” Val. Max. 7, 3, ext. 8: “vafra et fallaciosa argumenta,” Gell. 7, 3, 34. —Comp., Hier. Ep. 38, 5.—Sup.: “Stoicorum somniorum vaferrimus interpres,” Cic. N. D. 1, 15, 39: “interrogationes,” Sen. Ep. 48, 5.—Adv.: vā^frē , slyly, cunningly, artfully: “nihil sane vafre nec malitiose facere conatus est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132: “tam vafre Telluri impressum osculum,” Val. Max. 7, 3, ext. 2.
văfer , fra, frum, adj.,