A.difficult, troublesome, ἐ. φαρμακεύεσθαι hard to purge, Hp.Aph.2.37, cf. X.Mem.2.6.9 ; “ἐ. αἱ φαρμακεῖαι” Hp.Aph.4.5 ; of persons, Thphr.Char.6.10 ; “θυγάτηρ κτῆμ᾽ ἐστὶν ἐργῶδες πατρί” Men. 60 ; “πολέμιος” Plu.Marc.30 ; ἐργῶδές [ἐστιν] c.inf., Arist.EN1171a5, Philippid.9.9, cf. Sosip.1.24 : Comp. “-έστερον” Arist.EN1102a25, Luc.Halc.4 : Sup. “-έστατος” X.Mem.1.3.6. Adv. -δῶς with difficulty, “ὑγιάζεται” Hp.Aph.6.6, cf. Thphr.HP9.16.5, Ph.Bel.84.12.
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