A.shrinking, timid, “ἐλπίδες -ότεραι” Pi.N.11.22 ; “ἀσθενέας καὶ ὀ.” Hp.Acut.28 ; “-ότερος ἐς τὴν πρᾶξιν” Antipho 2.3.5 ; “ἐς τὰ πολεμικὰ -ότεροι” Th.4.55, cf. 1.142 ; esp. from fear, opp. τολμηρός, D.25.24 ; “τὸ θῆλυ -ότερον” Arist.HA608b13. Adv. “-ρῶς” reluctantly, X.An.7.1.7 ; “ὀ. διακεῖσθαι” D.10.28 : Comp. “-ότερον” X.Cyr.1.4.6.
2. idle, sluggish, Hierocl.Facet.211, al.