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  • 1 volāticus

        volāticus adj.    [2 VOL-], fleeting, volatile, fickle: o Academiam volaticam: impetūs, wanton.
    * * *
    volatica, volaticum ADJ
    winged, flying; flighty, inconstant

    Latin-English dictionary > volāticus

  • 2 volaticus

    winged, flying / inconstant, unreliable/ flighty.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > volaticus

  • 3 vagus

    văgus, a, um, adj. [root vagh-; Sanscr. vāhas; Gr. ochos, wagon; cf. veho], strolling about, rambling, roving, roaming, wandering, [p. 1953] unfixed, unsettled, vagrant (freq. and class.; syn. errabundus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cum vagus et exsul erraret,

    Cic. Clu. 62, 175:

    itaque vagus esse cogitabam,

    id. Att. 7, 11, 5:

    dum existimabam vagos nos fore,

    id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

    Gaetuli vagi, palantes,

    Sall. J. 18, 2; cf. id. ib. 19, 5:

    multitudo dispersa atque vaga,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 25, 40 (from Aug. Ep. 138, 10):

    quae circum vicinos vaga es,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 14:

    navita,

    Tib. 1, 3, 39:

    mercator,

    Hor. A. P. 117:

    Hercules,

    id. C. 3, 3, 9:

    scurra,

    id. Ep. 1, 15, 28:

    tibicen,

    id. A. P. 215:

    pecus,

    id. C. 3, 13, 12:

    aves,

    id. ib. 4, 4, 2:

    cornix,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 16:

    pisces,

    id. S. 2, 4, 77:

    vagi per silvas ritu ferarum,

    Quint. 8, 3, 81; cf.

    also: saepe vagos extra limina ferte pedes,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 418:

    refringit virgulta pede vago,

    Cat. 63, 84:

    ne bestiae quidem... facile patiuntur sese contineri motusque solutos et vagos a naturā sibi tributos requirunt,

    unrestrained, Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 56:

    peregrinationes,

    Sen. Tranq. 2, 13:

    errores,

    Ov. M. 4, 502:

    gressus,

    Mart. 2, 57, 1.—Of inanim. things:

    quae (sidera) autem vaga et mutabili erratione labuntur,

    Cic. Univ. 10; cf.:

    quae (stellae) errantes et quasi vagae nominarentur,

    id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

    Aurorā exoriente vagi sub limina Solis,

    Cat. 64, 271:

    luna,

    Hor. S. 1, 8, 21:

    aequora,

    Tib. 2, 6, 3:

    flumina,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 9:

    Tiberis,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 18:

    venti,

    id. ib. 3, 29, 24:

    fulmina,

    Ov. M. 1, 596:

    flamma,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 73:

    crines,

    Ov. M. 2, 673:

    harena,

    flying, light, Hor. C. 1, 28, 23:

    domus (Scytharum),

    id. ib. 3, 24, 10:

    lumina noctis,

    Stat. Th. 3, 63:

    febres,

    sporadic, Cels. 3, 5:

    fel toto corpore,

    diffusing itself, Plin. 11, 37, 75, § 193.—
    II.
    Trop., wandering, wavering, unsteady, inconstant, doubtful, uncertain, vague:

    (in oratione) solutum quiddam sit nec vagum tamen,

    capricious, Cic. Or. 23, 77:

    genus orationum,

    id. Brut. 31, 119; cf.:

    pars quaestionum vaga et libera et late patens,

    indefinite, vague, id. de Or. 2, 16, 67:

    nomen Ambrosiae et circa alias herbas fluctuatum,

    Plin. 27, 4, 11, § 28:

    de dis immortalibus habere non errantem et vagam, sed stabilem certamque sententiam,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    vaga volubilisque fortuna,

    id. Mil. 26, 69: vaga popularisque supplicatio, irregular, i. e. celebrated as men chanced to meet, without legal appointment, Liv. 3, 63, 5:

    incertum diu et quasi vagum imperium,

    Suet. Vesp. 1:

    vagus adhuc Domitius,

    i. e. vacillating between the parties, Vell. 2, 76, 2:

    puellae,

    inconstant in love, Prop. 1, 5, 7:

    vagae moderator juventae,

    flighty, giddy, Mart. 2, 90, 1; Stat. S. 4, 6, 2:

    concubitu prohibere vago,

    i. e. promiscuous, Hor. A. P. 398; so Col. 12, 1, 2; Mart. 6, 21, 6.— Poet., with gen.:

    vagus animi,

    wandering in mind, Cat. 63, 4.—adv.: văgē, here and there, far and wide, dispersedly:

    vage effusi per agros palatique, etc.,

    Liv. 26, 39, 22:

    res sparsae et vage disjectae,

    Auct. Her. 4, 2, 3:

    dispergere,

    id. ib. 4, 31, 42:

    dicere,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 48, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vagus

  • 4 volaticus

    vŏlātĭcus, a, um, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged.
    I.
    Lit.:

    homines,

    Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 sq.:

    Pegasus,

    App. M. 8, p. 208, 32.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Fleeting, flighty, volatile, inconstant, transitory:

    o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc!

    Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3:

    volaticum esse ac levem,

    Sen. Ep. 42, 5:

    Psyche (with fugitiva),

    App. M. 5, p. 172 fin.:

    gaudium,

    Tert. Poen. 11:

    desideria formae (with temporalia),

    id. ad Uxor. 1, 4.—
    B.
    Fickle, turning from one to another:

    suspicari illius furentis et volaticos impetus in se ipsos posse converti,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 22, 46.—
    C.
    As subst.: vŏlātĭca, ae, f.
    1.
    A witch, sorceress, acc. to Fest. s. v. strigem, p. 314 Müll. —
    2.
    Witchcraft, sorcery, Tert. Pall. 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > volaticus

См. также в других словарях:

  • Flighty — Flight y, a. 1. Fleeting; swift; transient. [1913 Webster] The flighty purpose never is o ertook, Unless the deed go with it. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flighty — index capricious, frivolous, inconsistent, irresponsible, thoughtless, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • flighty — 1550s, swift, later (1768) fickle or frivolous, originally of skittish horses; from FLIGHT (Cf. flight) (1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Flightiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • flighty — [adj] fickle, irresponsible airheaded*, birdbrained*, bubbleheaded*, capricious, changeable, dingbat*, dingdong*, dizzy*, effervescent, empty headed, featherbrained*, frivolous, gaga*, giddy, harebrained*, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant,… …   New thesaurus

  • flighty — ► ADJECTIVE (flightier, flightiest) ▪ frivolous and fickle. DERIVATIVES flightiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • flighty — [flīt′ē] adj. flightier, flightiest [ FLIGHT1 + Y2] 1. given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible 2. easily excited, upset, etc. flightily adv. flightiness n …   English World dictionary

  • flighty — adjective (flightier; est) Date: 1552 1. swift 2. lacking stability or steadiness: a. easily upset ; volatile < a flighty temper > b. easily excited ; skittish < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flighty — [[t]fla͟ɪti[/t]] flightier, flightiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another. Isabelle… …   English dictionary

  • flighty — UK [ˈflaɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms flighty : adjective flighty comparative flightier superlative flightiest changing your opinions and behaviour often, and not serious or reliable …   English dictionary

  • flighty — flightily, adv. flightiness, n. /fluy tee/, adj., flightier, flightiest. 1. given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. 2. slightly delirious; light headed; mildly crazy. 3. irresponsible: He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.… …   Universalium

  • flighty — flight|y [ˈflaıti] adj a woman who is flighty changes her ideas and opinions often, and only remains interested in people or things for a short time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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