pliant, adj.
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capable of being influenced or formed
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plastic pliant
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"the plastic minds of children""a pliant nature"
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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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