λυπητήριος

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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λῡπητήριος: -α, -ον, = τῷ ἑπομ., Ἰω. Χρυσ. τ. 5, σ. 368, 36.

Greek Monolingual

λυπητήριος, -ία, -ον (Α)
αυτός που προξενεί λύπη («τὸ λυπητήριον πρόσκαιρον, τὸ δὲ ὠφέλιμον διηνεκές», Ιωάνν. Χρυσ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λυπῶ + επίθημα -τήριος (πρβλ. δρασ-τήριος, μονασ-τήριος)].