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Pliant

  • 1 flexibilis

        flexibilis e, adj.    [FALC-], pliant, flexible, yielding: materia rerum: arcus, O.—Fig., pliant, flexible, tractable: genus vocis, easily modified: oratio: quid potest esse tam flexibile, inconstant.
    * * *
    flexibilis, flexibile ADJ
    flexible, pliant

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  • 2 cēreus

        cēreus adj.    [cera], waxen, of wax: nihil: effigies, H.: neque proponi cereus opto, offered for sale in ( a statue of) wax, H.: castra, i. e. honeycomb, V.: regna, realms of bees, V.— Wax-colored: pruna, V.—Pliant, soft: bracchia Telephi, H.— Fig.: cereus in vitium flecti, easily persuaded, H.
    * * *
    I
    cerea, cereum ADJ
    waxed, waxen, of/like wax; wax colored/pale yellow; pliant/soft; easily moved
    II
    wax light, taper, candle

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  • 3 flexilis

        flexilis e, adj.    [FALC-], pliant, pliable, flexible: circulus, chain, V.: cornu, O.
    * * *
    flexilis, flexile ADJ
    pliant, pliable, supple

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  • 4 lentus

        lentus adj. with comp. and sup.    [cf. lenis], pliant, flexible, tough, tenacious, sticky, viscous: viburna, V.: flagellum, Ph.: pituita, H.: Lentior salicis virgis, O.: gluten visco lentius, V.: Lentis adhaerens bracchiis, tenacious, H.: prensare manu lentissima bracchia, senseless, H.— At rest, slow, sluggish, immovable: in umbrā, V.: in lento luctantur marmore tonsae, motionless, V.: asinus, Ph.: remedia, Cu.: fori harena, Iu.—Fig., delayed, lingering, slow: funus matris, Iu.: Spes, O.: uteri pondera, Pr.: amor, H.: in dicendo, drawling: ira deorum, Iu.: risus, indifferent, H.: lentos Pone fastūs, reluctant, O.: infitiatores, backward: negotium, tedious: ubi lentus abes? where do you loiter? O.— Easy, calm, indifferent, unconcerned, phlegmatic: genus ridiculi patientis ac lenti: spectotor, H.: lentissima Pectora, insensible (to love), O.: in dolore suo, Ta.
    * * *
    lenta -um, lentior -or -us, lentissimus -a -um ADJ
    clinging, tough; slow, sluggish, lazy, procrastinating; easy, pliant

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  • 5 mollis

        mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.
    * * *
    mollis, molle ADJ
    soft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate

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  • 6 flexibilis

    flexĭbĭlis, e, adj. [flexus, from flecto], that may be bent, pliant, flexible (class.; cf.: lentus, flexilis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    materiam rerum totam esse flexibilem et commutabilem,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 39, 92:

    arcus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 3, 29:

    (ulmus) ad currus flexibili vite,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 228.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pliant, flexible, tractable: genera vocis permulta: grave, acutum;

    flexibile, durum,

    flexible, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146; cf.

    oratio,

    id. Or. 16, 52:

    nihil tam flexibile,

    id. Brut. 79, 274:

    vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 15; 40:

    nihil non flexibile ad bonitatem,

    Cic. Att. 10, 11, 1.—
    * B.
    In a bad sense, fickle, wavering, inconstant:

    quid potest esse tam flexibile, tam devium, quam animus ejus, qui, etc.,

    Cic. Lael. 25, 92.

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  • 7 lentus

    lentus, a, um, adj. [cf. lenis], pliant, flexible, tough, tenacious, sticky, viscous (syn.: flexilis, tardus, serus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    viburna,

    Verg. E. 1, 26:

    vitis,

    id. ib. 3, 38:

    genistae,

    id. G. 2, 12:

    rami,

    id. ib. 4, 558:

    flagellum,

    Phaedr. 3, 6, 6:

    verbera,

    i. e. produced with the limber whip, Verg. G. 3, 208:

    argentum,

    id. A. 7, 634; Cat. 61, 106; Tib. 4, 1, 171:

    lentior salicis virgis,

    Ov. M. 13, 800:

    gluten visco et pice lentius,

    tougher, more tenacious, Verg. G. 4, 41:

    ita istaec nimis lenta vincla sunt escaria,

    adhesive, tenacious, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 18; cf.:

    lentis adhaerens brachiis,

    Her. Epod. 15, 6:

    quoniam mas (aron) esset in coquendo lentior,

    Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143.—
    B.
    Transf., slow, sluggish, immovable:

    tellus lenta gelu,

    Prop. 4 (5), 3, 39:

    amnis,

    Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 190:

    in lento luctantur marmore tonsae,

    sluggish, motionless, Verg. A. 7, 28:

    lento pilo,

    Tib. 4, 1, 90:

    asinus,

    Phaedr. 1, 15, 7:

    uteri pondera lenta,

    immovable, heavy, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 96 (100):

    herba durior et in coquendo lentior,

    slower, longer, Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143:

    venenum,

    Tac. A. 6, 32:

    remedia,

    Curt. 3, 5, 13; Suet. Tib. 73:

    miserum populum Romanum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit,

    id. ib. 21:

    lentaque fori pugnamus harena,

    Juv. 7, 47:

    funus matris,

    slow in coming, id. 6, 565.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Lasting or continuing long:

    militiae,

    Tib. 1, 3, 82:

    amor,

    id. 1, 4, 81:

    spes,

    Ov. H. 2, 9:

    tranquillitatis lentissimae taedium,

    Sen. Ep. 70:

    lentus abesto,

    remain long away, Ov. R. Am. 243:

    vivacitas adeo lenta,

    persistent, Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 100.—
    B.
    Slow, lingering, lazy:

    lentus in dicendo,

    drawling, Cic. Brut. 48:

    mortis genus,

    Suet. Caes. 87:

    si lentus pigrā muniret castra dolabra,

    Juv. 8, 248:

    ira deorum,

    id. 13, 100.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    lentus coepti,

    Sil. 3, 176.—
    (γ).
    With inf.:

    nec Idalia lenta incaluisse sagitta,

    Sil. 5, 19.—
    2.
    Of bad payers, slow, backward:

    infitiatores,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 10:

    negotium,

    tedious, id. Att. 1, 12; 1, 13 fin. —
    C.
    Of character, easy, calm, indifferent, unconcerned, phlegmatic, sluggish, obstinate:

    ut multa verba feci, ut lenta materies fuit,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 4:

    genus ridiculi patientis ac lenti,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 69:

    nimium patiens et lentus existimor,

    id. ib. 2, 75:

    Hannibalem lenti spectamus,

    Liv. 22, 14:

    lentus in suo dolore,

    Tac. A. 3, 70:

    tu, Tityre, lentus in umbra,

    at ease, Verg. E. 1, 4: lentissima pectora, insensible, cold (to love), Ov. H. 15, 169.—
    * D.
    (Pliant, hence) Ready, willing, Lucil. ap. Non. 22, 32, and 338, 13.—Hence, adv.: lentē, slowly, without haste, leisurely.
    1.
    Lit.:

    lente ac paulatim proceditur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80:

    currere,

    Ov. Am. 1, 13, 40:

    corpora lente augescunt, cito exstinguuntur,

    Tac. Agr. 3:

    Nilus evagari incipit, lente primo, deinde vehementius,

    Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 167. — Comp.:

    ipse cum reliquis copiis lentius subsequitur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 40.— Sup.:

    asinus lentissime mandit,

    Col. 2, 15.—
    * b.
    Transf., pliantly, readily:

    arida ligna lentius serrae cedunt,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227. —
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Calmly, dispassionately, indifferently:

    aliquid lente ferre,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190; cf. id. Fragm. ap. Non. 338, 9:

    agere,

    Liv. 1, 10: respondere, to answer [p. 1051] cooly, phlegmatically, Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287. — Comp.:

    sed haec videri possunt odiosiora, cum lentius disputantur,

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 10:

    quid lentius, celerius dicendum,

    Quint. 1, 8, 1.—
    b.
    In a good sense, calmly, considerately, attentively:

    nisi eum (librum) lente ac fastidiose probavissem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1.

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  • 8 cērātus

        cērātus adj.    [cera], covered with wax, waxed: tabellae: pennae, cemented with wax, H.: taedae, of wax, O.
    * * *
    cerata, ceratum ADJ
    waxed, wax, of wax, wax colored; coated/fastened/caulked with wax; pliant, soft

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  • 9 cēreus

        cēreus ī, m    [1 cereus], a wax-light, taper.
    * * *
    I
    cerea, cereum ADJ
    waxed, waxen, of/like wax; wax colored/pale yellow; pliant/soft; easily moved
    II
    wax light, taper, candle

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  • 10 mōbilis

        mōbilis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [1 MV-], easy to move, movable, loose, not firm: turres, Cu.: pinna, O.: mobilissimus ardor.—Fig., pliable, pliant, flexible, susceptible, nimble, quick, fleet: aetas, V.: populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri, L.: agmen, Cu.: venti, O.: hora, H.— Changeable, inconstant, fickle: in te animus: in consiliis capiendis, Cs.: gens ad omnem auram spei, L.: res humanae, S.: Quirites, H.: caeli umor, V.: natura malorum, Iu.
    * * *
    mobile, mobilior -or -us, mobilissimus -a -um ADJ
    movable; mobile; quick, active; changeable, shifting; fickle, easily swayed

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  • 11 sequāx

        sequāx ācis, adj.,    following, seeking after, pur suing, sequacious: (Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci, pursuing, V.: caprae, eager, V.: flammae, lambent, V.: fumi, penetrating, V.
    * * *
    sequacis (gen.), sequacior -or -us, sequacissimus -a -um ADJ
    that follows closely/eagerly; addicted; pliant/tractable, responsive to control

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  • 12 tractābilis

        tractābilis e, adj. with comp.    [tracto], that may be handled, workable, tangible, manageable, tractable: mare nondum tractabile nanti, O.: non tractabile caelum, i. e. inclement, V.—Fig., pliant, yielding, manageable, tractable: virtus in amicitiā tenera et tractabilis: animus nec adhuc tractabilis arte, O.: ingenium, Cu.: nihil est enim eo (filio) tractabilius.
    * * *
    tractabilis, tractabile ADJ
    manageable; tractable; easy to deal with

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  • 13 vīmen

        vīmen inis, n    [VI-], a pliant twig, switch, withe, osier: contextae viminibus vineae, Cs.: fructicosa Vimina, O.— Sing collect.: specus virgis ac vimine densus, O., V.
    * * *
    twig, shoot

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  • 14 complicabilis

    complicabilis, complicabile ADJ
    bending, pliant, that may be folded together

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  • 15 lentus

    I.
    lethargic, inactive / slow, lingering.
    II.
    tough, resistant, tenacious / supple, pliant /

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  • 16 mollio

    to soften, make pliant.

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  • 17 mollis

    soft, pliant, flexible, easily moved, gentle.

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  • 18 cereus

    1.
    cērĕus, a, um, adj. [cera], waxen, of wax.
    I.
    Prop., Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30:

    effigies,

    Hor. S. 1, 8, 30:

    imago,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 43; id. Epod. 17, 76; cf. id. Ep. 2, 1, 265:

    castra,

    cells of wax, honey-comb, Verg. A. 12, 589; cf.

    regna,

    waxen realms, id. G. 4, 202:

    simul acra,

    Ov. H. 6, 91.—
    B.
    Subst.: cē-rĕus, i, m. (sc. funis), a waxlight, wax taper, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 9; Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. Ep. 122, 10; id. Brev. Vit. 20, 5; id. Tranq. 11, 7. Such waxlights were brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia, Fest.s.v. cereos, p. 54 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7 and 11; Mart. 5, 18.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    Wax-colored:

    pruna,

    Verg. E. 2, 53; cf. Ov. M. 13, 818:

    abolla,

    Mart. 4, 53:

    turtur,

    id. 3, 58:

    cerei coloris electrum,

    Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 33.—
    * B.
    Pliant, soft, like wax:

    bracchia Telephi,

    Hor. C. 1, 13, 2.—Hence,
    C.
    Trop., easily moved or persuaded:

    cereus in vitium flecti,

    Hor. A. P. 163.
    2.
    cērĕus, i, m., v. 1. cereus, I. B.

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  • 19 exossis

    exossis, e, and exossus, a, um, adj. [ex-ŏs], without bones, boneless (post-class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cum sit (lepus marinus) cetera exossis,

    App. Mag. p. 300, 13.—
    II.
    Transf.
    (α).
    Pliant, limber, supple, yielding:

    exossis plane et enervis,

    App. Mag. p. 322, 1:

    enervam et exossam saltationem explicat,

    id. Met. 1, p. 104, 3.—
    (β).
    Loose, negligent:

    dictio,

    Sid. Ep. 6, 18.

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  • 20 exossus

    exossis, e, and exossus, a, um, adj. [ex-ŏs], without bones, boneless (post-class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cum sit (lepus marinus) cetera exossis,

    App. Mag. p. 300, 13.—
    II.
    Transf.
    (α).
    Pliant, limber, supple, yielding:

    exossis plane et enervis,

    App. Mag. p. 322, 1:

    enervam et exossam saltationem explicat,

    id. Met. 1, p. 104, 3.—
    (β).
    Loose, negligent:

    dictio,

    Sid. Ep. 6, 18.

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