δύσ-κολος,ον, (κόλον):
I. of persons, prop.hard to satisfy with food(cf. Ath. 6.262a ): but, generally,hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, Ar. V. 942 ; γῆρας
E. Ba. 1251
; δ. ψυχὴ καὶ ἀγρία
Pl. Lg. 649e
, cf. Arist. EN 1108a30 , etc.; τὸ δ.
Pl. Lg. 791c
; of animals,intractable, Id. Tht. 174d ( Comp. ): so inAdv. δυσκόλως, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα, D. 19.132 , Isoc. 3.33 ; δυσκολώτερον διακεῖσθαι
Pl. Phd. 84e
.
II. of things,troublesome, harassing, δ. ἡ ἡνιόχησις
Id. Phdr. 246b
; πυρετοί
Hp. Coac. 38
: generally,unpleasant, ἄν τι δ. συμβῇ