πικρός
Alt. πικρός, ή, όν
Etym. from πεύκη
I. properly "pointed, sharp, keen", ὀϊστός Il.; γλωχίς Soph.;metaph., γλώσσης πικροῖς κέντροισι Eur.
II. generally, "sharp" to the senses:
1. of taste, "sharp, pungent, bitter", Hom., Hdt.:—so of smell, Od.
2. of feeling, "sharp, keen", ὠδῖνες Il., Soph.
3. of sound, "sharp, piercing, shrill", οἰμωγή, φθόγγος Soph.; γόοι Eur.
III. metaph.,
1. of things, "bitter, cruel", Od., attic
2. of persons, "bitter, malignant", Solon., Hdt., attic; πικρὸς θεοῖς "hateful" to the gods, Soph.; πικρὸς πολίταις Eur.
3. "embittered, sorrowing", Soph.
B. comp. -ότερος, Sup. -ότατος Pind., etc.
C. adv. πικρῶς, "bitterly, cruelly", Aesch., Soph.; π. ἔχειν τινί, πρός τινα Dem.; π. φέρειν τι Eur.