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ἐπιρρεπής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπιρρεπής ἐπιρρεπές

Structure: ἐπιρρεπη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. leaning towards

Examples

  • τὸ μὲν γὰρ δεξιὸν κέρασ ἐπιρρεπέστερον ὑπῆρχεν ἑκατέροισ, τὸ δ’ ἀριστερὸν ὑποδεέστερον. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, Books X-XX, book 20, chapter 2 3:3)

Synonyms

  1. leaning towards

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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