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labil (adj)
   unstable, weak; disoriented, precarious, labile; frail, delicate (health); poor (circulation); with no strength of character

Schnee ist ein brüchiges, labiles und unzuverlässiges Material. (in der Fachzeitschrift «Physical Review E»)
Snow is a fragile, weak, and unreliable material. (in the journal Physical Review E [on why avalanches occur])
Britneys Psycho-Update - «Unverändert instabil und immer noch labil...»
Britney’s psycho update: “Consistently unstable, and still fragile...”

Related Words:
die Labilität instability, frailty
psychisch labil emotionally/mentally unstable

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