αὐτοσχέδιος

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English (LSJ)

α, ον, also ος, ον Plu.Sull.7:—

   A hand to hand: used by Hom., in dat., αὐτοσχεδίῃ (sc. μάχῃ) in close fight, in the mêlée, αὐτοσχεδίῃ μεῖξαι χεῖράς τε μένος τε Il.15.510: acc. fem. as Adv., = αὐτοσχεδόν I, Ἀντιφάτην δ' . . πλῆξ' αὐτοσχεδίην 12.192, 17.294; αὐτοσχεδίην οὐτασμένος Od.11.536: also ἔς τ' αὐ. καὶ προμάχους ἰέναι Tyrt.11.12.    II offhand, improvised, rough and ready, ἐξ αὐτοσχεδίης πειρώμενος h.Merc.55; ποιήματα αὐ. D.H.2.34; μαντικὴ αὐ. Plu.Sull.7; τετρήρη ναυπηγεῖν αὐ. Arist.Fr.600; βωμός, τείχη, D.H.1.40, 3.67; μνῆμα Hld.2.4; ναῦς Max.Tyr.12.2; of persons, αὐτοσχέδιος ὢν περὶ τὰς ἰσηγορίας Plu.2.642a; σοφιστής Ach.Tat.5.27; ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοσχεδίου εἰπεῖν D.C. 73.1; τὸ αὐ., opp. τὸ περιπτωτικόν, in Empiric medicine, Gal.1.66. Adv. -ίως, γεννηθῆναι LXX Wi.2.2; οἰκοδομεῖσθαι Paus.6.24.3.    2 ready to hand, ὕλη Id.10.32.15; wild, natural, ἄνθη Lib.Decl.13.50.