A.not to be surpassed or outdone, “φιλία” X.Cyr.8.7.15; “ἀρετή” Isoc.4.71; “φιλοτιμία” D.2.18; “εὔνοια” Lycurg.101; “ἄνθρωπος ἀ. εἰς πονηρίαν” Antiph.168.5; “τάχη” Epicur.Ep.1p.10U. Adv. “-τως” Arist. Rh.1370b31, Pyth.Sim.144.
2. persistent, obstinate, of disease, Gal.13.61.