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ĭn-hăbĭlis , e, adj.,
I.that cannot be managed, unmanageable, unwieldy.
I. Lit.: “navis inhabilis prope magnitudinis,” Liv. 33, 30, 5: “telum inhabile ad remittendum imperitis,” id. 24, 34, 5; cf.: “telum pondere,” Curt. 8, 9 med.: “inhabiles vastorum corporum moles (of elephants),” id. 9, 2: “quod et ipsis vetustate militiae exercitatum, et hostibus inhabile,” awkward, Tac. Agr. 36: “iter,” Dig. 8, 5, 4.—
II. Trop., unfit, unapt, incapable, unable: “alicui rei,” Cic. Fragm. Oecon. 4 Orell.: “reddere aliquem inhabilem studiis,” Sen. Ep. 15: “progenerandis esse fetibus inhabilem,” Col. 2, 1, 2: boves labori et culturae non inhabiles, id. 6, 1, 1; cf.: “calori non inhabile,” fit to express, Quint. 11, 3, 146; Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 2 al.—
(β). With ad: “multitudo inhabilis ad consensum,” Liv. 12, 16, 10.—
(γ). With inf.: “inhabiles rempublicam tueri,” Dig. 50, 2, 11.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Tacitus, Agricola, 36
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 8.1.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 24, 34
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 30.5
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.146
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 15
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.1.2
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.1.1
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 8.9
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 9.2
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