flexile
[ flek-sil or, especially British, -sahyl ]
adjective
flexible; pliant; tractable; adaptable.
Origin of flexile
1Other words from flexile
- flex·il·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby flexile
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How to use flexile in a sentence
He lay in the Englishwoman's gentle arms—a little brown bundle of flexile limbs and cotton night-shirt.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanOn the former supposition, the ovipositor must be remarkably long and flexile to enable the animal to place the eggs on its back.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe wonder was it did not crack under the strain; but Northern ice ahs the air of being strangely flexile.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)The throwing of an ax was a little matter to the sharp-eyed and flexile-muscled cave men.
The Story of Ab | Stanley WaterlooAs the flexile youth progressed, amazement gave place to indignation and then to disgust.
The Husbands of Edith | George Barr McCutcheon
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