πικρός
πικρός
πικρός, ά, όν
from πεύκη
properly pointed, sharp, keen, ὀϊστός Il.; γλωχίς Soph.;metaph., γλώσσης πικροῖς κέντροισι Eur.
generally, sharp to the senses:
of taste, sharp, pungent, bitter, Hom., Hdt.:—so of smell, Od.
of feeling, sharp, keen, ὠδῖνες Il., Soph.
of sound, sharp, piercing, shrill, οἰμωγή, φθόγγος Soph.; γόοι Eur.
metaph.,
of things, bitter, cruel, Od., Attic
of persons, bitter, malignant, Solon., Hdt., Attic; πικρὸς θεοῖς hateful to the gods, Soph.; πικρὸς πολίταις Eur.
embittered, sorrowing, Soph.
comp. -ότερος, Sup. -ότατος Pind., etc.
adv. πικρῶς, bitterly, cruelly, Aesch., Soph.; π. ἔχειν τινί, πρός τινα Dem.; π. φέρειν τι Eur.
ShortDef
pointed, sharp, keen
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