vŏlātĭcus, a, um, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged.
I Lit.: homines, Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 sq.: Pegasus, Ap. Met. 8, 16, 12.—
II Transf.
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), Ap. Met. 5, 31, 8; gaudium, Tert. Poen. 11: desideria formae (with temporalia), id. ad Uxor. 1, 4.—
B Fickle , turning from one to another : suspicari illius furentis et volaticos impetus in se ipsos posse converti, Cic. Har. Resp. 22, 46.—
C As subst.: vŏlātĭca , ae, f.
1 A witch , sorceress , acc. to Fest. s. v. strigem, p. 314 Müll. —
2 Witchcraft , sorcery , Tert. Pall. 6.