sharp

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

for cutting: P. and V. τομός (Plato), V. ὀξύθηκτος, θηκτός, συντεθηγμένος, τεθηγμένος, Ar. and V. ὀξύς, ὀξύστομος.

stinging (of taste): P. and V. πικρός. Ar. and P. δριμύς, P. ὀξύς.

giving pain: Ar. and P. ὀδυνηρός, V. διώδυνος.

bitter (of words, etc.): P. and V. πικρός, V. τεθηγμένος.

of sight: Ar. and P. ὀξύς.

of wits: Ar. and P. ὀξύς. P. and V. δριμύς (Plato and Euripides, Cyclops), see clever.

of sound: P. and V. ὀξύς, V. λιγύς (also Plato but rare P.), ὄρθιος, πικρός, διάτορος, Ar. and V. ὑπέρτονος.

quick: P. and V. ταχύς; see quick.

getting more than one's share: P. πλεονεκτικός.