(adjective, declension-1, declension-2) In a bad sense, envious, hostile
Oposat a
affābilis, amīcābilis, facilis, benevolēns
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ɔbˈliː.kʊs]
Etimologia (Anglès)
Perhaps from ob- (“against”) + licinus (“bent upward”), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to bend, to be movable.” However, De Vaan finds no credible Indo-European source and assigns no known etymology.