pliable

[ plahy-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.

  2. easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth.

  1. adjusting readily to change; adaptable.

Origin of pliable

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from French, equivalent to pli(er) “to fold, bend” (see ply2) + -able-able

Other words from pliable

  • pli·a·bil·i·ty [plahy-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌplaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, pli·a·ble·ness, noun
  • pli·a·bly, adverb
  • non·pli·a·ble, adjective
  • non·pli·a·bly, adverb
  • un·pli·a·ble, adjective
  • un·pli·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for pliable

pliable

/ (ˈplaɪəbəl) /


adjective
  1. easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered

Derived forms of pliable

  • pliability or pliableness, noun
  • pliably, adverb

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