flexile
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of flexile
First recorded in 1625–35, flexile is from the Latin word flexilis pliant, pliable. See flex 1, -ile
Example Sentences
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Bounds on the arch-buffoon, with flexile face, With bagman smartness and batrachian grace.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 by Various
P. 1-2 cm. campan.-convex, exp. obtuse, hygr. even when dry, glabrous, cinnamon then pale; g. adnate, crowded; s. 3-5 cm. rigid, flexile, glabrous; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Perfect symmetry, obedience, mark their finely chiselled lines— In the highest sphere of being flexile grace with law combines.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
After soaking in hot water, the overgrown horny layer is pared away, and the part painted daily with a saturated solution of salicylic acid in flexile collodion.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
A man of the world, with experiences, and in his quality, no doubt, the logical, inevitable result of such experiences—one with a conscience flexile and seeking, but hard as rock when once satisfied.
From A Man and a Woman by Waterloo, Stanley
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