προπετής — Middle Liddell

προπετής προπετής, ές προπεσεῖν falling forwards, inclined forward, Lat. proclivis, Xen. thrown away, κεῖται προπετές τὸ κάταγμα Soph. drooping, at the point of death, Soph.; cf. προνωπής. metaph., being upon the point of, πρ. ἐπὶ πολιὰς χαίτας Eur.; τύμβου πρ. παρθένος Eur. ready for, prone to a thing, ἐπί or εἴς τι Xen.; πρός τι Plat. headlong, precipitate, rash, reckless, violent, Aeschin., ; ἡ πρ. ἀκρασία Arist.; of a lot, drawn at random, Pind.:—of persons, οἱ θρασεῖς προπετεῖς Arist. adv. -τῶς, forwards, Xen. headlong hastily, Xen., etc.; πρ. ἔχειν to be rash, Xen.

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falling forwards, inclined forward

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