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(adjective) readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable / (adjective) readily open to change

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labile



the only successes in that notoriously labile form

—p.170 Tigers in the Mirror (162) by George Steiner
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his anxious self-deceptions and labile confessions seem modern

—p.240 'Unfathomable!' (Mikhail Lermontov) (227) by James Wood
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the students are there voluntarily, and are by definition young and labile and pre-specialized

—p.91 To Try Extra Hard To Exercise Patience, Politeness, and Imagination (67) by Dave Eggers
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