ὀξύτης,ητος,ἡ,
A. sharpness, pointedness,of acute angles, Pl. Ti. 61e , cf. 56d .
II. of the senses,
1. of sound,sharpness,opp.βαρύτης,
Id. Phlb. 17c , Tht. 163c .
2. of taste,pungency, acidity,in pl., Hp. VM 19 , Acut. 61 , cf. Gal. 11.656 .
3. of sight, Arist. HA 492a4 .
III. metaph.,sharpness, cleverness,
τῆς ψυχῆς
Phld. Rh. 2.31
S. ;σκέψεωςibid.;διαφέροντα τῇ τέχνῃ τῇ τ' ὀξύτητιPhilosteph. Com.I; ὀ. ἐς τὰ πολιτικά
Luc. Im. 17
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IV. quickness,of motion, action, or occurrence, Critias 37
D. , Pl. Chrm. 160b , Plt. 306c , al.; ταῖς ὀξύτησι . . ἀκολουθεῖν