quackery Copy link Outline 1. circŭlātōrĭae praestigiae, Tert. Apol. 232. empīrĭcē, es, f. (ἐμπειρική)3. ĭātrăliptĭcē (or -leptice), ēs, f. • quackery, quacking: 1. circŭlātōrĭae praestigiae, Tert. Apol. 23: *c. artes. 2. empīrĭcē, es, f. (ἐμπειρική): Plin. 29, 1, 4. 3. ĭātrăliptĭcē (or -leptice), ēs, f.: Plin. 29, 1, 2. (For the wider sense, v. boasting, imposture.)