flexible
[flek-suh-buhl]
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adjective
capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a flexible schedule.
willing or disposed to yield; pliable: a flexible personality.
noun
a flexible substance or material, as rubber or leather.
Origin of flexible
Synonyms for flexible
1. pliable, elastic, supple. Flexible, limber, pliant refer to that which bends easily. Flexible refers to that which is capable of being bent and adds sometimes the idea of compressibility or expansibility: a flexible piece of rubber hose. Limber is especially applied to the body to refer to ease of movement; it resembles flexible except that there is an idea of even greater ease in bending: a limber dancer. Pliant stresses an inherent quality or tendency to bend that does not require force or pressure from the outside; it may mean merely adaptable or may have a derogatory sense: a pliant character. 2. tractable, compliant.
Antonyms for flexible
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Historical Examples of flexibly
The speaker of the monologue must accentuate the effect of his interlocutor as flexibly and freely as in the case of the dialogue.
Browning and the Dramatic MonologueS. S. Curry
This is flexibly adjusted to the rope and drawn across lower window-casings.
Oswald LangdonCarson Jay Lee
She drew forth a volume, flexibly bound, like a small loose-leaf ledger.
The Voice on the WireEustace Hale Ball
“Position” in New York means a corpulent purse whose strings work as flexibly as the dorsal muscles of a professional toady.
The ArenaVarious
This means operations must be coordinated and orchestrated carefully and flexibly as enemy reaction to the attack is evaluated.
Shock and AweHarlan K. Ullman
flexible
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flexible
[flĕk′sə-bəl]
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