Swifter, Smarter, Sillier

Latin translation: citius, callidius, iocosius

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English term or phrase:	Swifter, Smarter, Sillier
Latin translation:	citius, callidius, iocosius
Entered by:	crichtfort

23:08 Aug 13, 2006

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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Trying to write a humorous Latin motto

English term or phrase: Swifter, Smarter, Sillier

I'm trying to do a playful variant on the Latin "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"--the motto of the Olympic Games.)

My goal is to change it (as correctly as possible) to "Swifter, Smarter, Sillier"). Can anyone help with this?

"Swifter" I've already got, of course.

For "Smarter" I've seen "Sagacius" or "Sapientius"
(leaning toward the latter.)

And for "Sillier" I've received suggestions of "Stultius" or "Brutius" but I sense that these have some negative connotations of stupidity and/or foolishness. I'm really looking for something that implies whimsical fun. (I've also come across "Infrunitius")

Does anyone have any additional thoughts?

Thank you!

crichtfort

citius, callidius, iocosius

Explanation:
"Sapiens" has a connotation of "wise". "callidus" means "clever"
or "cunning".
"sagax" is nice but I prefer "callidus".
"infrunitus" is post-classical.

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markusg
Germany
Local time: 07:28

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Thanks very much! You seem to have captured the subtext I was looking for.

If you want to see your work in action, home.comcast.net/~TheRace
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citius, callidius, iocosius

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swifter, smarter, sillier

citius, callidius, iocosius

Explanation:
"Sapiens" has a connotation of "wise". "callidus" means "clever"
or "cunning".
"sagax" is nice but I prefer "callidus".
"infrunitus" is post-classical.

markusg
Germany
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of:

German

Grading comment

Thanks very much! You seem to have captured the subtext I was looking for.

If you want to see your work in action, home.comcast.net/~TheRace

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