A.tolerant of or indifferent to evil, unpleasantness or inaccuracy, not squeamish, “ἡ ὗς -έστατον πρὸς πᾶσαν τροφὴν ζῴων ἐστίν” Arist. HA595a18; “οὐδενὸς γὰρ πώποτε ἀπέβαλεν ὀσπρίου λέπος: οὕτως ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν εὐ. ἀνήρ” Alex. 266.8, cf. Aristopho 12.5, S.Ph.519, 875; of lizardeaters, “λίαν εὐχερεῖς” Menesth. ap. Orib.2.68.13; εὐ.βίος of the swineherd, Pl.Plt.266d; τὸ εὐ. τῶν ὀνομάτων the loose use of names, Id.Tht.184c. Adv. -ρῶς, φέρειν τὴν ὠχρότητα, i.e. gloss it over, Id.R. 474e, cf. Tht.154b; “εὐ. ἔχειν πρὸς τὴν ἀνθρωποφαγίαν” Arist. Pol.1338b21; -“ρῶς ὥσπερ θηρίον ὕειον ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνηται” Pl.R.535e: Comp. -έστερον“, πρὸς πᾶν βρῶμα ἔχειν” X.Lac.2.5; ἄλλο μικρῷ μεῖζον -έστερον κινοῦσιν more readily, with fewer qualms, Arist. Pol.1307b5, cf. Din. 1.55.
2. unscrupulous, reckless, D.21.103, Arist. Metaph.1025a2. Adv. -ρῶς heedlessly, recklessly, “ὦ λέγων εὐχερῶς ὅτι ἂν βουληθῇς” D.18.70, cf. 264.
II. indifferent to danger or suffering, cool, unconcerned, unflinching, τῆς πολεμικῆς χρείας τῆς κατ᾽ ἄνδρα. . εὐχερεῖς καὶ πρακτικοί cool and efficient in individual fighting, Plb.4.8.9; “εἰς εὐχερῆ τῆς ἀποτέξεως ὑπομονήν” Sor.1.46 (cf. “εὐχέρεια” 11). Adv. -ρῶς καὶ εὐκόλως ἐξέπιεν drank the hemlock coolly and good-humouredly, Pl.Phd.117c.
