"flabile" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more flabile [comparative], most flabile [superlative]
Etymology: Latin flabilis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|flabilis}} Latin flabilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} flabile (comparative more flabile, superlative most flabile)
  1. (obsolete) Liable to be blown about; pertaining to wind or breath. Tags: obsolete
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