I.changeable, mutable (class.): “omne corpus mutabile est,” Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30: “sidera quae vaga et mutabili erratione (al. ratione) labuntur,” id. Univ. 10: “forma civitatis,” id. Rep. 2, 23, 43: “varium et mutabile semper Femina,” an inconstant thing, Verg. A. 4, 569: “animus vulgi,” Liv. 2, 7.—Comp.: “quid inconstantius, aut mutabilius?” Val. Max. 6, 19, 14.—Sup.: mutabilissimae deorum voluntates, Porcius Latro decl. in Catil. 16.—Hence, adv.: mū-tābĭlĭter , changeably (ante-class.): mutabiliter avet, Varr. ap. Non. 139, 26.
mūtābĭlis , e, adj. muto,
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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