pliable, adj.
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
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bendable pliable pliant waxy
sample sentences
"a flexible wire""a pliant young tree"
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able to adjust readily to different conditions
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elastic flexible pliable pliant
sample sentences
"an adaptable person""a flexible personality"
"an elastic clause in a contract"
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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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ductile malleable pliable pliant tensile tractile
sample sentences
"ductile copper""malleable metals such as gold"
"they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
"pliant molten glass"
"made of highly tensile steel alloy"
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susceptible to being led or directed
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fictile pliable
sample sentences
"fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
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