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κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

P. and V. βαρύς, ὀχληρός, δυσχερής, λυπηρός, ἀνιαρός, κακός, ἐπαχθής, προσάντης (Plat.), Ar. and P. χαλεπός, ἐπίπονος, P. πραγματώδης, V. ἀχθεινός (also Xen. but rare P.), ἐμβριθής (Soph., Frag.), παλύπονος, δυσπόνητος, λυπρός, δύσφορος (also Xen. but rare P.).

Things vexatious to the spirit: V. καρδίας δηκτήρια (Eur., Hec. 235).