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fluctŭābundus, a, um [fluctuor], vacillating, Ambros. de Job, 4, 10, 27 fin.

* fluctŭātim, adv. [fluctuo], flauntingly: fluctuatim jactanter et solute. Afranius Pompa: magnifice volo, fluctuatim ire ad illum, etc., Non. 111, 29 sq. (Afran. Fr. Com. v. 237 Rib.).

fluctŭātĭo, ōnis, f. [fluctuo], a vibrating to and fro, a fluctuation (not ante-Aug., and very rare).

  1. I. Lit., a wavering motion, agitation: tunc artus trepidi, inquietae manus, totius corporis fluctuatio, Sen. de Ira, 2, 35, 3.
  2. II. Trop., wavering, hesitation, vacillation of the mind: in ea fluctuatione animorum opprimi incautos posse, Liv. 9, 25, 6; Vulg. Sirach, 40, 4.