παχύς
παχύς
πᾰχύς, εῖα, ύ,
πᾰγῆναι
thick, stout, Hom., Hes.:— later, stout, fat, Ar.
of things, thick, massive, Hom., Ar.:—adv. -έως, roughly, of stating or arguing, Arist.; παχύτερον or -έρως, Plat.
of liquids, thick, curdled, clotted, Il., Hdt.
οἱ παχέες the men of substance, the wealthy class, Hdt.; τοὺς παχεῖς καὶ πλουσίους Ar.
in Com. and Prose, thick-witted, gross, dull, stupid, like Lat. pinguis, crassus, Com.
comp. παχύτερος, sup. -ύτατος:—irreg. comp. πάσσων, ον, Od.:—Sup. πάχιστος, Il.