labile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
  2. adjective satellite liable to change
    • an emotionally labile person

WordNet

La"bile adjective
Etymology
L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.
Definitions
  1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. Obs. Cheyne.

Webster 1913