grievous, troublesome, annoying,
ἀνιᾱρός,ά,όν, Ion. and Ep.
ἀνιηρός,ή,όν:—
A. grievous, troublesome, annoying,of persons, πτωχὸν ἀνιηρόν
Od. 17.220
; ἐχθροῖς ἀνιαροί
Ar. Pl. 561
, cf. Lys. 25.20 ( Sup. ):—of animals, σχέτλια καὶ ἀ.
Hdt. 3.108
.Adv.
ἀνιαρῶς, λέγειν
S. Ant. 316
.
2. mostly of things,painful, grievous,
πτωχεύειν πάντων ἔστ' ἀνιηρότατον
Tyrt. 10.4
, cf. Thgn. 124 ; πόλλ' ἀνιηρὰ παθών
Id. 276
; πᾶν γὰρ ἀναγκαῖον χρῆμ' ἀ. ἔφυ
Id. 472
(= Even. 8 ); opp.ἡδύ,
E. Med. 1095 (lyr.), cf. Pl. Prt. 355e ; τοῖς γεγενημένοις ἀνιαροῖς
D. 18.291
: Comp.
ἀνιαρότερος
Lys. 10.28
; irreg. Comp.
ἀνιηρέστερος
Od. 2.190
: Sup.
-ότατος
Pl. Grg. 477d
.
II.
Pass. ,grieved, distressed,
X. Cyr. 1.4.14 .Adv. -ρῶς wretchedly,
ξῆν
Id. Mem. 1.6.4
; ἔχειν
Sor. 1.53
. [ῑ
Hom. and S. ,ῐEleg., E. , Com.]
