flexile

[ flek-sil or, esp. British, -sahyl ]
/ ˈflɛk sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl /
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adjective

flexible; pliant; tractable; adaptable.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of flexile

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

OTHER WORDS FROM flexile

flex·il·i·ty, noun

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Words related to flexile

flexible, ductile, elastic, flexuous, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, tractable, workable, bendable, bendy

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