Meaning of lubricus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. slippery, slimy
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
2. fleeting
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
3. inconstant
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
4. deceitful
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
5. hazardous, unsteady
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
6. tricky
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
7. Equivalent to 'Inconstant': Changeant, qui n’a pas de suite, qui est volage.

Equivalents

Examples

“Nōn hercle tam istōc validē cassābant cadī; sed in cellā erat paulum nimis loculī lūbricī”

No, that’s not why the jars tottered so much; rather, in the cellar there was a small and very slippery spot

“mandantem amplectī cupiunt et bracchia tendunt:”

[As he is] entrusting [his request to them], they long to embrace [him] and extend their arms: the fleeting shade eludes their grasping hands. (The ghost of Remus appears to his foster-parents Faustulus and Acca Larentia; see also Romulus and Remus.)

“Lingua fallāx nōn amat vēritātem et os lūbricum operātur ruīnās.”

A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin. (trans.: Douay-Rheims Bible)

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