κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
P. and V. ἄξενος, V. κακόξενος, ἐχθρόξενος; see desolate.
of a coast: P. and V. ἀλίμενος, V. ἄνορμος, δύσορμος.