flexile

[ flek-sil or, especially British, -sahyl ]

/ ˈflɛk sɪl or, especially British, -saɪl /

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adjective

flexible; pliant; tractable; adaptable.

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Origin of flexile

First recorded in 1625–35, flexile is from the Latin word flexilis pliant, pliable. See flex¹, -ile

flex·il·i·ty, noun

He lay in the Englishwoman's gentle arms—a little brown bundle of flexile limbs and cotton night-shirt.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
On 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 Kirby
The 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 Waterloo

As the flexile youth progressed, amazement gave place to indignation and then to disgust.
The Husbands of Edith|George Barr McCutcheon