adjective

lābĭlis

neut. lābĭle

1. labor, (post-class. for caducus, infirmus, debilis).

Slipping, gliding, prone to slip; slide

Slipping, gliding, prone to slip or slide.

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Lit.: humus rivis operta sanguineis, gressus labiles evertebat, Amm. 31, 13, 6; Arnob. 2, 59.—

fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable figuratively •

Trop., fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable: in vitia labiles animae, Arnob. 2, 45: dulcedo, id. 7, 4 init.—

Causing to slip, slippery; adv., waveringly •

Causing to slip, slippery: limus, Amm. 27, 10, 11: humus, id. 15, 10, 5.—Hence. lābĭlĭter, adv., waveringly, Aug. Gen. ad Litt. 8. 3.

Perseus ID: n25488 Key: labilis