Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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labile \LAY-byl\, adjective:
labile \LAY-byl\, adjective:
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1. Open to change; apt or likely to change; adaptable.
1. Open to change; apt or likely to change; adaptable.
2. Constantly or readily undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable.
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It seems that the B.O. would have the United States of America become a labile United Nations toady that will ascent to whatever the rest of the world wants us to be!
It seems that the B.O. would have the United States of America become a labile United Nations toady that will ascent to whatever the rest of the world wants us to be!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Labile derives from Late Latin labilis, from Latin labi, "to slip."
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