αὐθάδης

A. self-willed, stubborn, ἦσάν τε αὐθαδέστεροι Hdt. 6.92; τὰς ὀργὰς αὐ. Hp. Aër. 24, cf. Arist. Rh. 1367a37; surly, Thphr. Char. 15.1; αὐθάδη φρονῶν A. Pr. 907; of a dog, X. Cyn. 6.25.

2. metaph. of things, remorseless, σφηνὸς γνάθος αὐ. A. Pr. 64.

3. Adv. ‐δως Ar. Ra. 1020, POxy. 1242.41: Comp. ‐έστερον Pl. Ap. 34c; cf. αὐτώδης. (From αὐτο‐ἁδης, cf. Arist. MM 1192b33.)