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vŏlātĭcus, a, um, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged.

  1. I. Lit.: homines, Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 sq.: Pegasus, App. M. 8, p. 208, 32.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Fleeting, flighty, volatile, inconstant, transitory: o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc! Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3: volaticum esse ac levem, Sen. Ep. 42, 5: Psyche (with fugitiva), App. M. 5, p. 172 fin.: gaudium, Tert. Poen. 11: desideria formae (with temporalia), id. ad Uxor. 1, 4.
    2. B. Fickle, turning from one to another: suspicari illius furentis et volaticos impetus in se ipsos posse converti, Cic. Har. Resp. 22, 46.
    3. C. As subst.: vŏlātĭca, ae, f.
      1. 1. A witch, sorceress, acc. to Fest. s. v. strigem, p. 314 Müll.
      2. 2. Witchcraft, sorcery, Tert. Pall. 6.