stabilis e, adj. with comp.
STA-,
firm, steadfast, steady, stable, fixed
: via: ad insistendum locus, L.:
medio sedet insula ponto, O.: (elephanti) pondere ipso, L.: stabilior Romanus erat,
stood his ground better
, L.: stabili pugnae adsueti, i. e.
the hand-to-hand fighting of infantry
, L.: acies, L.: domus.—Fig.,
firm, enduring, durable, stable, lasting, immutable, unwavering, steadfast
: amici: decretum: urbs sedem stabilem non habebit:
possessio: praecepta: animus amicis: virtus, Quae maneat stabili pede,
O.: Spondei,
steady in movement
, H.: imperium stabilius,
T.—Plur
n
. as subst,
the permanent
: stabilia (meliora) incertis.
