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αὐχμηρός

αὐχμηρός, dry, dusty, rough, squalid

αὐχμηρός, ά, όν,
  • dry, without rain, χειμών Hp. Aph. 3.11, cf. Aër. 10; ἔτη Arist. HA 605b19; ἔαρ Id. Pr. 860a13; of places, dry, parched, τόποι Pl. Lg. 761b (Sup.), cf. 2 Ep.Pet. 1.19; χωρία Thphr. HP 9.11.10, etc.; καρποί D.S. 2.53.
        • b parching, νόσοι Emp. 121.3.
      • 2 dry, rough, squalid, οὖδας E. Alc. 947; σκληρὸς καὶ αὐ. Pl. Smp. 203d; esp. of hair (cf. foreg.), S. Fr. 475, E. Or. 387, Theoc. 25.225; βίος Luc. Salt. 1. Adv. -ρῶς, ἔχειν τοῦ προσώπου Philostr. VA 4.10.
      • 3 miserable, Man. 2.169: c. gen., βιότοιο ib. 454: irreg. Sup. αὐχμότατος dub. l. in Pl.Com. 169.

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