sheer
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
precipitous: P. ἀπότομος (Plato), ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, V. ὑψηλόκρημνος, αἰπύνωτος, ὀκρίς, αἰπύς, αἰπεινός.
a sheer crag: V. λισσὰς πέτρα, ἡ.