† ˈflebile, a. Obs.
[a. OF. flebile, ad. L. flēbil-is that is to be wept for, also tearful, plaintive: see feeble.]
Of style: Doleful, mournful, plaintive. Also absol.
| a 1734 North Exam. i. ii. §37 (1740) 49 A flebile Style this upon a mournful Occasion. Ibid. ii. v. §94 (1740) 374 The more calm and moderate Style, not without a Tinct of the Flebile. |