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ἀμβλύς

amblys

blunt, dulled, with edge

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀμβλύς, εῖα, ύ, A. blunt, dulled, with edge or point taken off, properly of a sharp instrument, opp. ὀξύς, Pl. Ly. 215e, Tht. 165d; ἀ. γωνία obtuse angle, Id. Ti. 55a; ἀμβλεῖα, ἡ, sc. γωνία, Arist. Mech. 855a10, etc.; ἀ. πλευρά side adjacent to such angle, Hero *Geom. 12.35, etc. 2. of light, dim, faint, ὄρθρος Ion ap.Phot.p.89R. 3. metaph., dim, faint, of sight, ἀμβλὺ ὁρᾶν, -ύτερον βλέπειν, Pl. Tht. 174e, Arist. PA 656b36, al.; of hearing, τῆς ἀκοῆς οὔσης -υτέρας αἰσθήσεως ἢ τῆς ὄψεως Pr. 886b32; of the feelings or mind, ἀμβλυτέρᾳ τῇ ὀργῇ less keen, Th. 3.38; ἀμβλύτερον ποιεῖν τι less vigorous, Id. 2.65. Adv. ἀμβλέως Archig. ap. Orib. 8.2: Comp., v. supr. b. dull, monotonous, τὠμβλὺ τῆς ζόης Herod. 3.52. c. of persons, in A. Eu. 238, of Orestes purified, having lost the edge of guilt: mostly, dull, spiritless, having lost keenness of feeling, E. Fr. 821; ἀμβλύτερος τὴν φύσιν duller, X. Mem. 3.9.3; ἀ. εἴς, περί, or πρός τι dull or sluggish in a thing, Plu. Cat.Ma. 24, Alc. 30, D.S. 11.43 (Comp.): abs., Th. 2.40. Adv., Comp. -υτέρως J. AJ 19.2.5. II. Act., making dull, darkening, of a cloud, AP 7.367(Antip.).
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