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labilis

lābĭlis, e, adj. [1. labor], (post-class. for caducus, infirmus, debilis).
  • Slipping, gliding, prone to slip or slide.
    • A Lit.: humus rivis operta sanguineis, gressus labiles evertebat, Amm.31, 13, 6; Arnob. 2, 59.—
    • B Trop., fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable: in vitia labiles animae, Arnob. 2, 45: dulcedo, id. 7, 4 init.—
  • II Causing to slip, slippery: limus, Amm.27, 10, 11: humus, id. 15, 10, 5.—Hence. lābĭlĭter, adv., waveringly, Aug. Gen. ad Litt. B. 3.

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