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1 flexilis
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2 plicatilis
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3 agilitās
agilitās ātis, f [agilis], nimbleness, activity, quickness: navium, L.: rotarum, Cu.—Fig.: naturae, a pliable temper.* * *activity, quickness (mind/body), nimbleness, ease of movement -
4 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 ADJmovable; mobile; quick, active; changeable, shifting; fickle, easily swayed -
5 malacus
malaca, malacum ADJsoft, pliable; effeminate, delicate -
6 flexilis
flexĭlis, e, adj. [flexus, from flecto].I. II. -
7 Lit
mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).I.Lit.:II.sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:mobiles turres,
Curt. 8, 11, 32:oculi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:supercilia,
Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:penna,
Ov. A. A. 2, 62:mobilissimus ardor,
Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,
loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—Trop.A.Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:B.dum mobilis aetas,
Verg. G. 3, 165:populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,
Liv. 6, 6:volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,
Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:mobile et expeditum agmen,
Curt. 4, 14, 16:venti,
the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:puncto mobilis horae,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:transitus,
Vell. 1, 17, 7:ingenium,
versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:A.nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,
Liv. 29, 3:ingenium,
Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:favor,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:mobiles et fluxae res humanae,
Sall. J. 104, 3:mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,
Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:B. 1.mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,
Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—Lit. (rare but class.):* 2.mobiliter quae feruntur,
Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:reverti mobilius,
Lucr. 5, 635.—Trop.:omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,
hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3. -
8 malacisso
mălăcisso, 1, v a., = malakizô, to render soft or supple, to soften, make pliable (ante-class. and post-Aug.):malacissandus es,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 31: articulos, v. l. Sen. Ep. 66, 53 dub. (Haase, malaxandos). -
9 mobilia
mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).I.Lit.:II.sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:mobiles turres,
Curt. 8, 11, 32:oculi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:supercilia,
Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:penna,
Ov. A. A. 2, 62:mobilissimus ardor,
Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,
loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—Trop.A.Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:B.dum mobilis aetas,
Verg. G. 3, 165:populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,
Liv. 6, 6:volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,
Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:mobile et expeditum agmen,
Curt. 4, 14, 16:venti,
the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:puncto mobilis horae,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:transitus,
Vell. 1, 17, 7:ingenium,
versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:A.nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,
Liv. 29, 3:ingenium,
Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:favor,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:mobiles et fluxae res humanae,
Sall. J. 104, 3:mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,
Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:B. 1.mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,
Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—Lit. (rare but class.):* 2.mobiliter quae feruntur,
Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:reverti mobilius,
Lucr. 5, 635.—Trop.:omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,
hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3. -
10 mobilis
mōbĭlis, e, adj. [for movibilis, from moveo], easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.).I.Lit.:II.sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36:mobiles turres,
Curt. 8, 11, 32:oculi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:supercilia,
Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:penna,
Ov. A. A. 2, 62:mobilissimus ardor,
Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1:remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,
loose, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.—Trop.A.Pliable, pliant, flexible; excitable; nimble, quick, active, agile, rapid, swift, fleet:B.dum mobilis aetas,
Verg. G. 3, 165:populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri,
Liv. 6, 6:volat ambiguis mobilis alis hora,
Sen. Hippol. 1141; cf. id. Oedip. 992:mobile et expeditum agmen,
Curt. 4, 14, 16:venti,
the fleet winds, Ov. H. 5, 110; cf.:puncto mobilis horae,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:transitus,
Vell. 1, 17, 7:ingenium,
versatility of talent, Vitr. 5, 7.—In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle:A.nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2:gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,
Liv. 29, 3:ingenium,
Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2:favor,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5:mobiles et fluxae res humanae,
Sall. J. 104, 3:mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,
Juv. 13, 237.—Hence,Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels:B. 1.mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,
Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—Lit. (rare but class.):* 2.mobiliter quae feruntur,
Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.— Comp.:reverti mobilius,
Lucr. 5, 635.—Trop.:omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,
hastily, Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3. -
11 plicatilis
plĭcātĭlis, e, adj. [plico], that may be folded together or doubled up, flexible, pliable (post-Aug.):upupae crista,
Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86:naves,
id. 5, 9, 10, § 59. -
12 sequax
sĕquax, ācis, adj. [sequor], following or seeking after, pursuing, sequacious ( poet.; a favorite word of Vergil).I.Lit.:B.Medea,
Prop. 4 (5), 5, 41:(Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci,
pursuing, Verg. A. 10, 365:cui (frondi) Silvestres uri assidue capraeque sequaces Illudunt,
hunting after, eager for it, id. G. 2, 374 Wagn. N. cr. (cf.:cytisum sequitur lasciva capella,
id. E. 2, 64):flammae,
darting, lambent, id. A. 8, 432:hederae,
clinging, winding, Pers. prol. 6:fumi,
piercing, penetrating, Verg. G. 4, 230:Maleae undae,
pursuing, id. A. 5, 193:quae (chelys) saxa sequacia flectens,
Sid. Carm. 16, 3 (for which:saxa sequentia,
Ov. M. 11, 2):oculi,
following, Stat. Th. 3, 500; so Calp. Ecl. 1, 31:ensis,
following speedily, rapidly moving, Val. Fl. 7, 619.—As subst.: sĕquax, ācis, m., an attendant, follower:Bacchi Venerisque,
Manil. 5, 143; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 23; 1, 13.—In partic., of materials, in working, yielding, pliable, ductile, flexible:II.trabes,
Val. Fl. 1, 124:bituminum sequax ac lenta natura,
Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 65:natura cornus,
id. 11, 37, 45, § 127:lentitia salicis ad vincturas,
id. 16, 37, 68, § 174 et saep.— Comp.:nec est alia nunc materia sequacior (vitro),
Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 198:flexibiles quamcumque in partem ducimur a principe, atque ut ita dicam, sequaces sumus,
Plin. Pan. 45, 5.—Trop., following, pursuing:B.naturas hominum varias moresque sequaces,
following them, Lucr. 3, 315:metus hominum curaeque sequaces,
pursuing them, id. 2, 47:scabies sequax malum,
Grat. Cyn. 411.—Following, tractable:imbueret novas artes sensusque sequaces,
Aus. Idyll. 5, 3; so,discipuli,
Pacat. Pan. Theod. 15.—Hence, adv.: sĕquācĭter, of course, consequently, Arn. 2, 49; 2, 75; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 2, 22; id. de Musica, 4, 10.
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