I.subst. quidlibet, pron. indef., any one who will, any one without distinction, whom you will, no matter who, the first that comes, any, all (class.): quem ament igitur? Sy. Alium quemlibet, any body else, any other, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 38: “quaelibet minima res,” any the most trifling circumstance, Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 8: “quemlubet, modo aliquem,” id. Ac. 2, 43, 132: “quamlibet in partem,” Lucr. 1, 292: “nomen,” the first name that occurs, Hor. S. 1, 2, 126: “ars,” id. Ep. 2, 2, 8: “pars,” id. C. 3, 3, 38: “si quālibet earum rerum possemus unā esse contenti,” any one alone, Quint. 10, 1, 1: “quibuslibet temporibus,” at all times, Liv. 2, 49: quilibet unus, any one, Liv. 9, 17: “quilibet alter agat currus,” Ov. M. 2, 388.— Subst.: quidlĭbet , all and every: “pictoribus atque poëtis Quidlibet audendi semper fuit aequa potestas,” Hor. A. P. 9; id. Ep. 1, 17, 28; Afran. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, 45.—
II. In partic., with an accessory contemptuous signif., the first that comes, no matter who, any one: “ut enim histrioni actio, saltatori motus, non quilibet, sed certus quidem est datus: sic vita agenda est certo genere quodam, non quolibet,” Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 24; id. Div. 2, 34, 70: “cum quidlibet ille Garriret,” Hor. S. 1, 9, 12: “neque cum quolibet hoste res fuit,” with no insignificant enemy, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 104; so, “virtutesque non quaslibet faciebat,” Vulg. Act. 19, 11: “injuria,” trifling, Dig. 2, 8, 5.
