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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ῥάπτω (rháptō, “to sew”) + -ία (-ía).
Noun
κακορραφία • (kakorrhaphía)
- Scheming, evil planning.
- Homer, Iliad
- οὐ μὰν οἶδ᾿ εἰ αὖτε κακορραφίης ἀλεγεινῆς πρώτη ἐπαύρηαι καί σε πληγῇσιν ἱμάσσω.
- I know not but that you may be the first to reap the fruits of your wretched ill-contriving
- βίαια κακορραφίῃσι νόοιο· σφὰς γὰρ παρθέμενοι κεφαλὰς κατέδουσι βιαίως οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος, τὸν δ᾿ οὐκέτι φασὶ νέεσθαι.
- But truly I begrudge not the proud suitors that they do deeds of violence in the evil contrivings of their minds,