I. Pass., to be wept over, to be lamented, lamentable (class.): “ponite ante oculos miseram illam et flebilem speciem,” Cic. Phil. 11, 3, 7: “o flebiles vigilias!” id. Planc. 42, 101: “Hector,” Ov. Am. 2, 1, 32: “Ino,” Hor. A. P. 123: “flebile principium melior fortuna secuta est,” Ov. M. 7, 518.—With dat. pers.: “multis ille bonis flebilis occidit, Nulli flebilior, quam tibi, Vergili,” Hor. C. 1, 24, 9.—
II. Act.
A. That makes or causes to weep, that brings tears (poet. and rare): cepe, Lucil. ap. Non. 201, 2: “ultor,” Ov. H. 13, 48: “flebile dictu,” Sil. 9, 502.—
B. Weeping, tearful, doleful (class.): gemitus elamentabilis; “imbecillus, abjectus, flebilis,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: “maeror (est) aegritudo flebilis,” id. ib. 4, 8, 18; cf.: “affectus vel concitati vel flebiles,” Quint. 11, 3, 162: “vox,” id. ib. 64: “elegia,” Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3: “modi,” Hor. C. 2, 9, 9: “suavitas,” Quint. 11, 3, 170: “spargebat tepidos flebilis imbre sinus,” Ov. Am. 3, 6, 68: “sponsa,” Hor. C. 4, 2, 21: “matrona,” App. M. 6, p. 125, 2 Elm.—In neut.: “flebile, adverbially: exclusus flebile cantet amans,” dolefully, plaintively, sadly, Ov. R. Am. 36: “gavisae,” Stat. Th. 12, 426; Sil. 7, 648.—Hence, adv.: flēbĭlĭter (acc. to II. B.), mournfully, dolefully: “vide, quam non flebiliter respondeat,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39: “lamentari,” id. ib. 2, 21, 49: “canere,” id. ib. 1, 35, 85: “gemere,” Hor. C. 4, 12, 5.—Comp.: “daemones flebilius ululant,” Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 57.