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The corpus record — Latin

habilis

habilis · adj

that may be easily handled

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Where it lives

  • De Otio 1 · 5.1/10k
  • De Baptismo 2 · 4.68/10k
  • Amores 5 · 3.2/10k
  • Pro M. Tullio 1 · 2.91/10k
  • de Bello Gothico 1 · 2.48/10k
  • Georgicon 3 · 2.12/10k
  • Res Rustica, Books I-IX 16 · 2.03/10k
  • De Cultu Feminarum 1 · 1.95/10k
  • de Origine et Situ Germanorum Liber 1 · 1.81/10k
  • Divus Claudius 1 · 1.57/10k
  • Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 7 2 · 1.51/10k
  • de raptu Proserpinae 1 · 1.43/10k

Densest 12 of 52 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

hăbĭlis — Lewis & Short

hăbĭlis, e, adj.habeo, II. B. 2.,

I that may be easily handled or managed, manageable, suitable, fit, proper, apt, expert, light, nimble, swift (class.).
I Lit.: (calcei) habiles et apti ad pedem, Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.: (natura homini) figuram corporis habilem et aptam ingenio humano dedit, id. Leg. 1, 9, 26; res aptae, habiles et ad naturam accommodatae, id. Fin. 4, 20, 56: brevitate habiles gladii, Liv. 22, 46, 5: ensis, Verg. A. 9, 305: arcus, id. ib. 1, 318: pharetra ad tela, Val. Fl. 3, 607: frameae, Tac. G. 6: currus, Ov. M. 2, 531: aratrum, Tib. 1, 9, 7: naves velis, Tac. A. 2, 6: corpus habilissimum quadratum est, neque gracile neque obesum, the most convenient for managing, treating, Cels. 2, 1; cf.: materia levis est et ad hoc habilis, Sen. Q. N. 1, 7: atque habilis membris venit vigor, i. e. making supple, Verg. G. 4, 418: (bos) nec feturae habilis nec fortis aratris, fit, proper for, id. ib. 3, 62: terra frumentis, Col. 2, 2, 20; cf.: Aegyptum ut feraciorem habilioremque annonae urbicae redderet, Suet. Aug. 18: pinguibus hae (vites) terris habiles, levioribus illae, Verg. G. 2, 92: rudem ad pedestria bella Numidarum gentem esse, equis tantum habilem, Liv. 24, 48, 5; cf.: ducenta fere milia peditum, armis habilia, able to bear arms, Vell. 2, 110, 3: nondum portandis habiles gravioribus armis, Sil. 11, 588.—
II Trop.: sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ita naturae muneribus ornati, ut, etc., apt, expert, skilful (= capax), Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 115: acutior atque habilior ad inveniendum, Quint. 6, 3, 12: numquam ingenium idem ad res diversissimas habilius fuit, Liv. 21, 4, 3: exercitus non habilis gubernaculo, not easy to govern, Vell. 2, 113, 2: negotia expedita et habilia sequuntur actorem, Sen. de Ira, 3, 7: et vicina seni non habilis Lyco, not suited (on account of her age), Hor. C. 3, 19, 24: non habiles Colchi, i. e. uncivilized, rude, Val. Fl. 7, 231.—
(b) Poet., with inf.: plaudentique habiles Caryae resonare Dianae, Stat. Th. 4, 225; Luc. 3, 553.—Hence, adv.: hăbĭlĭter, handily, aptly, expertly, skilfully, easily (very rare): scutum parvum habiliter ferens, Liv. Epit. 57: ut elephantis, sicut nos equis, facile atque habiliter utantur, Mel. 3, 7; Dig. 34, 2, 20.

In the wild

6 of 116 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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