elastic
adjective
capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded.
elastically
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a word derived from
elastic.
Example Sentences
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In practice, popes often used “just cause” elastically, blessing the expansionist campaigns of kings and emperors and sometimes even donning armor themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
At the same time, it behaves elastically, meaning it can bend and partially return to its original shape, similar to a rubber band.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
Loose-limbed and preternaturally radiant, Ms. Johnson, 71, moved about elastically in her Midtown hotel suite last week.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Steel behaves elastically when subjected to a certain amount of tension.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2023
He began to listen curiously to the splash of the oars as they marked time and the boat rode the waves elastically.
From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Douglas Duer
