εὐχερής

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A tolerant of or indifferent to evil, unpleasantness or inaccuracy, not squeamish, ἡ ὗς -έστατον πρὸς πᾶσαν τροφὴν ζῴων ἐστίν Arist. HA595a18; οὐδενὸς γὰρ πώποτε ἀπέβαλεν ὀσπρίου λέπος· οὕτως ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν εὐ. ἀνήρ Alex. 266.8, cf. Aristopho 12.5, S.Ph.519, 875; of lizardeaters, λίαν εὐχερεῖς Menesth. ap. Orib.2.68.13; εὐ.βίος of the swineherd, Pl.Plt.266d; τὸ εὐ. τῶν ὀνομάτων the loose use of names, Id.Tht.184c. Adv. -ρῶς, φέρειν τὴν ὠχρότητα, i.e. gloss it over, Id.R. 474e, cf. Tht.154b; εὐ. ἔχειν πρὸς τὴν ἀνθρωποφαγίαν Arist. Pol.1338b21; -ρῶς ὥσπερ θηρίον ὕειον ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνηται Pl.R.535e: Comp. -έστερον, πρὸς πᾶν βρῶμα ἔχειν X.Lac.2.5; ἄλλο μικρῷ μεῖζον -έστερον κινοῦσιν more readily, with fewer qualms, Arist. Pol.1307b5, cf. Din. 1.55.    2 unscrupulous, reckless, D.21.103, Arist. Metaph.1025a2. Adv. -ρῶς heedlessly, recklessly, ὦ λέγων εὐχερῶς ὅτι ἂν βουληθῇς D.18.70, cf. 264.    II indifferent to danger or suffering, cool, unconcerned, unflinching, τῆς πολεμικῆς χρείας τῆς κατ' ἄνδρα. . εὐχερεῖς καὶ πρακτικοί cool and efficient in individual fighting, Plb.4.8.9; εἰς εὐχερῆ τῆς ἀποτέξεως ὑπομονήν Sor.1.46 (cf. εὐχέρεια 11). Adv. -ρῶς καὶ εὐκόλως ἐξέπιεν drank the hemlock coolly and good-humouredly, Pl.Phd.117c.    III easy, εὐχερές ἐστι c. inf., Batr.62; τὰ λαχανευόμενα μεταφυτεύεται πρὸς εὐχερῆ τελείωσιν Sor.1.87: Comp., ib.108. Adv. -ρῶς, νόσου γινομένης εὐχερῶς ἀποξύνεται τὸ γάλα Id.1.115, cf. PLond.2.401.24 (ii B.C.): Sup. -έστατα, τρέπονται (sc. εἰς φυγήν) D.S.31.38.    2 σπασμοὶ εὐχερέες, i.e. not dangerous, Hp. Prorrh.1.119 (cf. Gal.16.773); cf. εὐήθης 1.3.    3 c. dat., suitable, adapted, θάλασσα . . μεγάλαις ναυσὶν οὐκ εὐ. App.BC2.84.