-
1 lubricum
lūbrĭcus, a, um, adj. [Gr. litos, lissos, smooth; from root glit; cf. glischros, glittus, and olibros, slippery], slippery.I.Lit.:B.loculi,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 38:testudini injecta imbris in modum lubrico fastigio innoxia ad imum labebantur,
Liv. 44, 9, 9:assiduo lubricus imbre lapis,
Mart. 4, 18, 2.— Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery place, Cels. 8, 3:in lubrico atque instabili fundamenta,
Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 95.—With gen.: equi lubrico paludum lapsantes, on the slippery [p. 1079] morass, Tac. A. 1, 65.—Transf.1.Slippery, smooth, Mart. 9, 58, 3.—2.That easily slips, glides, or moves away, slippery, slimy, lubricous:II.natura lubricos oculos fecit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:anguis,
Verg. A. 5, 84:exta,
Tib. 2, 5, 14:amnis,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 81:pisces,
Plin. 9, 20, 37, § 73:conchylia,
slimy, Hor. S. 2, 4, 30:corpus,
Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:lubrica prensantes effugit umbra manus,
Ov. F. 5, 476:amnis,
gliding, id. Am. 3, 6, 81.—Trop.A.Slippery, uncertain, hazardous, dangerous, critical (class.):B.via vitae praeceps et lubrica,
Cic. Fl. 42, 105; cf. id. Rep. 1, 28:viae lubricae adulescentiae,
id. Cael. 17, 41:aetas puerilis maxime lubrica atque incerta,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 137:cupiditas dominandi praeceps et lubrica,
id. Phil. 5, 18, 50:lubrica defensionis ratio,
id. Planc. 2, 5:observatio,
Quint. 1, 5, 5:locus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 35:geometriam dico... et si qua alia propter subtilitatem lubrica sunt,
Sen. Ben. 3, 5, 1.— Poet., with inf.:vultus nimium lubricus aspici,
seductive, Hor. C. 1, 19, 8. — Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery or hazardous state, period, or season:in lubrico versari,
Cic. Or. 28, 98:lubricum aetatis,
Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4:lubricum linguae,
Dig. 48, 4, 7, § 3.—Gliding, fleeting:C.historia lubrica est hac atque illac fluit, ut homines, qui manibus invicem adprehensis gradum firmant, continent et continentur,
passing from one subject to another, Quint. 9, 4, 129:annus,
fleeting, Ov. A. A. 3, 364. —Slippery, deceitful:D.nequiquam patrias tentasti lubricus artes,
Verg. A. 11, 716.—Prone, inclined, ready:E.flore capi juvenum lubrica mentem nympha,
Sil. 5, 18: aetas ad vitium, Ambros. de Interp. Job et Dav. 1, 7, 21.—Unsteady, unsettled, easily going astray:si qua in parte lubricum adulescentiae nostrae declinat,
Tac. A. 14, 56:lubricam principis aetatem retinere,
id. ib. 13, 2. -
2 lubricus
lūbrĭcus, a, um, adj. [Gr. litos, lissos, smooth; from root glit; cf. glischros, glittus, and olibros, slippery], slippery.I.Lit.:B.loculi,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 38:testudini injecta imbris in modum lubrico fastigio innoxia ad imum labebantur,
Liv. 44, 9, 9:assiduo lubricus imbre lapis,
Mart. 4, 18, 2.— Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery place, Cels. 8, 3:in lubrico atque instabili fundamenta,
Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 95.—With gen.: equi lubrico paludum lapsantes, on the slippery [p. 1079] morass, Tac. A. 1, 65.—Transf.1.Slippery, smooth, Mart. 9, 58, 3.—2.That easily slips, glides, or moves away, slippery, slimy, lubricous:II.natura lubricos oculos fecit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:anguis,
Verg. A. 5, 84:exta,
Tib. 2, 5, 14:amnis,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 81:pisces,
Plin. 9, 20, 37, § 73:conchylia,
slimy, Hor. S. 2, 4, 30:corpus,
Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:lubrica prensantes effugit umbra manus,
Ov. F. 5, 476:amnis,
gliding, id. Am. 3, 6, 81.—Trop.A.Slippery, uncertain, hazardous, dangerous, critical (class.):B.via vitae praeceps et lubrica,
Cic. Fl. 42, 105; cf. id. Rep. 1, 28:viae lubricae adulescentiae,
id. Cael. 17, 41:aetas puerilis maxime lubrica atque incerta,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 137:cupiditas dominandi praeceps et lubrica,
id. Phil. 5, 18, 50:lubrica defensionis ratio,
id. Planc. 2, 5:observatio,
Quint. 1, 5, 5:locus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 35:geometriam dico... et si qua alia propter subtilitatem lubrica sunt,
Sen. Ben. 3, 5, 1.— Poet., with inf.:vultus nimium lubricus aspici,
seductive, Hor. C. 1, 19, 8. — Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery or hazardous state, period, or season:in lubrico versari,
Cic. Or. 28, 98:lubricum aetatis,
Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4:lubricum linguae,
Dig. 48, 4, 7, § 3.—Gliding, fleeting:C.historia lubrica est hac atque illac fluit, ut homines, qui manibus invicem adprehensis gradum firmant, continent et continentur,
passing from one subject to another, Quint. 9, 4, 129:annus,
fleeting, Ov. A. A. 3, 364. —Slippery, deceitful:D.nequiquam patrias tentasti lubricus artes,
Verg. A. 11, 716.—Prone, inclined, ready:E.flore capi juvenum lubrica mentem nympha,
Sil. 5, 18: aetas ad vitium, Ambros. de Interp. Job et Dav. 1, 7, 21.—Unsteady, unsettled, easily going astray:si qua in parte lubricum adulescentiae nostrae declinat,
Tac. A. 14, 56:lubricam principis aetatem retinere,
id. ib. 13, 2. -
3 lūbricus
lūbricus adj. [GLA-], slippery: fastigium, L.: terga (colubri), V.: conchylia, slimy, H.— Plur n. as subst: per lubrica surgens, slippery ground, V. — Easily moved, sliding, gliding: (natura) lubricos oculos fecit: anguis, V.: amnis, gliding, O.—Fig., slippery, uncertain, hazardous, dangerous, critical: via (vitae): cupiditas dominandi: defensionis ratio: annus, fleeting, O.: patrias tentasti lubricus artīs, tricky, V.: Voltus nimium lubricus adspici, seductive, H.—As subst n.: in lubrico versari, in danger.* * *lubrica, lubricum ADJslippery; sinuous; inconstant; hazardous, ticklish; deceitful -
4 lēvis
lēvis e, adj., smooth, smoothed, not rough: corpuscula: pocula, V.: amite levi tendit retia, H.: coma pectine levis, O.: Levior adsiduo detritis aequore conchis, O.: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed, Iu.: argentum, not chased, Iu.: levi cum sanguine Labitur, slippery, V.—As subst n.: Externi ne quid valeat per leve morari, smoothness, H.—Without hair, smooth, beardless: Iuventas, H.: Crura, Iu.: caput, Iu.—Youthful, delicate, tender: pectus, V.: colla, O.—Fig., of speech, smooth, flowing: oratio: verborum concursus.— As subst n.: sectans levia, polish, H.* * *leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJlight, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds -
5 lūbricō
lūbricō —, —, āre [lubricus], to make slippery, lubricate: Lacedaemonium orbem, Iu.* * *lubricare, lubricavi, lubricatus V TRANSmake slippery; slip (especially morally) (Souter); render uncertain -
6 levigo
1.lēvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. lēvis], to make smooth, to smooth (not in Cic.; syn. polio, dolo, limo).I.Lit.:II.omnes parietes tectorio levigantur,
Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3:aliquid opere tectorio,
Col. 9, 7, 1; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 101:ad levigandam cutem,
id. 20, 3, 10, § 20:alvum,
to make slippery, Gell. 4, 11, 4:scabritia levigatur dente conchāve,
Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81.—Transf., to make small, bruise small, pulverize, levigate:2.quae diligenter contrita levigantur,
Col. 12, 41 fin.:semina,
id. 6, 17, 3:galla cum austero vino levigata,
id. 7, 5, 12; 9, 13, 5.— Hence, lēvĭgātus, a, um, P. a., smooth, slippery (post-class. and rare):oleum levigatius et spissius est,
Macr. S. 1, 12 med.lĕvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. levis], to make light, lighten:gravia, Cassiod. de Amic. prol. § 33: pondus sollicitudinis, Gregor. Ep. 7, 76: omni sarcinā,
App. M. 4, p. 142, 23. -
7 lubrico
I.Lit.:II.qui Lacedaemonium pytismate lubricat orbem,
Juv. 11, 175:lubricatus lapis,
Arn. 1, 22; Prud. steph. 11, 38.—To be slippery, Vulg. Thren. 4, 18:III.limo caenoso ripae supercilio lubricante,
App. M. 7, 18 (p. 481), 196, 3.—Trop.:lubricatus,
anointed, Prud. Psych. 571. -
8 anguilla
-
9 levis
levis e, adj. with comp. and sup. [2 LEG-]. —Of weight, light, not heavy: terra, light soil, V.: levis armaturae Numidae, light-armed, Cs.: miles, L.: nudi, aut sagulo leves, lightly clad, Ta.: Per levīs populos, shades, O.: virgāque levem coerces Aureā turbam, H.—Of digestion, light, easy to digest: malvae, H.—Of motion, light, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid: venti, O.: pollex, O.: ad motūs leviores, N.: Messapus cursu, V.: Quaere modos leviore plectro, gayer, H.: hora, fleeting, O.— Slight, trifling, small: Ignis, O.: tactus, gentle, O.: querellae, O.—Fig., without weight, of no consequence, light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty: labores, T.: haec leviora fortasse: verba: auditio, unfounded report, Cs.: cui res et pecunia levissima fuit, insignificant: proelium, skirmish, Cs.: leviore de causā, Cs.: praecordia levibus flagrantia causis, Iu.: versūs, H.: Flebis levis, neglected, H.: rati, leviorem futurum apud patres reum, L.— Easy, light: non est leve Observare, no easy matter, Iu.: quidquid levius putaris, easier, Iu.: leviora tolli Pergama, H.—Of character, light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, untrustworthy, false: mulieres sunt levi sententiā, T.: homo: tu levior cortice, H.: iudices: quid levius aut turpius, Cs.: auctor, L.: spes, empty, H.— Light, not severe, mild, gentle, pleasant: alquos leviore nomine appellare: audire leviora, milder reproaches, H.: eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est, mildest, L.: Sithoniis non levis Euhius, i. e. hostile, H.* * *leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJlight, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds -
10 levigatus
levigata, levigatum ADJsmooth; slippery -
11 lubricus
oily, slippery, slick. -
12 anguilla
anguilla, ae, f. dim. [anguis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; but it may be directly con. with Gr. enchelus; v. anguis], an eel.I.Lit.: Muraena anguilla, Linn.; Plin. 9, 21, 38, § 74 al.; Juv. 5, 103.—II.Trop.: anguilla est, elabitur, he is an eel; he slips away, is a slippery fellow, prov. of a sly man, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 56.—III.The hard skin of an eel, used as a whip in schools, Verr. ap. Plin. 9, 23, 39; Isid. Orig. 5, 27. -
13 glacies
glăcĭes, ēi, f. [root in Gr. gala, galakt-; cf. glagaô, to be milky, etc.; Germ. Gletscher; v. gelu], ice (cf.; gelu, pruina).I.Lit.:* II.sol glaciem dissolvit,
Lucr. 6, 963; so ib. 878:ne teneras glacies secet aspera plantas,
Verg. E. 10, 49; Hor. C. 2, 9, 5; Ov. M. 2, 808; 13, 795; Plin. 8, 28, 42, § 103:lubrica,
slippery ice, Liv. 21, 36, 7:Maeotica,
Juv. 4, 42 et saep.—In plur.:glacies,
Verg. G. 4, 517:glacierum,
Sid. Ep. 4, 6 fin.; Vulg. Dan. 3, 70.—Transf., hardness:tum glacies aeris flamma devicta liquescit,
Lucr. 1, 493. -
14 illubricans
illūbrĭcans ( inl-), antis, Part. [inlubrico], moving in a slippery manner:membra sua leniter,
App. M. 2, p. 117, 36. -
15 inlubricans
illūbrĭcans ( inl-), antis, Part. [inlubrico], moving in a slippery manner:membra sua leniter,
App. M. 2, p. 117, 36. -
16 labidus
lābĭdus, a, um, adj. [1. labor], where one is apt to fall, slippery:iter,
Vitr. 6 prooem. -
17 labilis
lābĭlis, e, adj. [1. labor], (post-class. for caducus, infirmus, debilis).I.Slipping, gliding, prone to slip or slide.A.Lit.:B.humus rivis operta sanguineis, gressus labiles evertebat,
Amm. 31, 13, 6; Arnob. 2, 59.—Trop., fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable:II.in vitia labiles animae, Arnob. 2, 45: dulcedo,
id. 7, 4 init. —Causing to slip, slippery:limus,
Amm. 27, 10, 11:humus,
id. 15, 10, 5.—Hence. lābĭlĭter, adv., waveringly, Aug. Gen. ad Litt. B. 3. -
18 labiliter
lābĭlis, e, adj. [1. labor], (post-class. for caducus, infirmus, debilis).I.Slipping, gliding, prone to slip or slide.A.Lit.:B.humus rivis operta sanguineis, gressus labiles evertebat,
Amm. 31, 13, 6; Arnob. 2, 59.—Trop., fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable:II.in vitia labiles animae, Arnob. 2, 45: dulcedo,
id. 7, 4 init. —Causing to slip, slippery:limus,
Amm. 27, 10, 11:humus,
id. 15, 10, 5.—Hence. lābĭlĭter, adv., waveringly, Aug. Gen. ad Litt. B. 3. -
19 labina
lābīna, ae, f. [labes], a slippery place (post-class.), Isid. 16, 1, 4. -
20 lapsilis
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Slippery — Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slippery — having a slippery surface, c.1500, from M.E. sliper (adj.), from O.E. slipor slippery (see SLIP (Cf. slip) (v.)) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Metaphoric sense of deceitful is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope… … Etymology dictionary
slippery — [slip′ər ē, slip′rē] adj. slipperier, slipperiest [altered < ME sliper, slippery < OE slipor, akin to MHG slupferic: for IE base see SLIP1] 1. causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface 2. tending to… … English World dictionary
slippery — [adj1] smooth, slick glacé, glassy, glazed, glistening, greasy, icy, like a skating rink*, lubricious, lustrous, perilous, polished, satiny, silky, sleek, slimy, soapy, unctuous, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, waxy, wet; concept 606 Ant. dry,… … New thesaurus
slippery — index deceptive, elusive, evasive, insecure, machiavellian, perfidious, precarious, sly, undependable … Law dictionary
slippery — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2) (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. 3) (of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view. DERIVATIVES slipperiness… … English terms dictionary
slippery — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get ▪ The concrete gets slippery when it s wet. ▪ make sth … Collocations dictionary
slippery — slip|per|y [ˈslıpəri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: slipper slippery (11 19 centuries), from Old English slipor] 1.) something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or ↑greasy ▪ In places, the path can be wet and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slippery — [[t]slɪ̱pəri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. The tiled floor was wet and slippery... Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
slippery — adjective 1 something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or greasy: Be careful! The floor s very slippery. 2 informal someone who is slippery cannot be trusted and usually manages to avoid being punished:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slippery — UK [ˈslɪpərɪ] / US [ˈslɪp(ə)rɪ] adjective Word forms slippery : adjective slippery comparative slipperier superlative slipperiest 1) a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in… … English dictionary