pliable
adjective
unpliable
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a word derived from
pliable.
Example Sentences
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In vain, anxious to be let off, was I restrained in utterance—cold, unpliable.
From Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story by William Gilmore Simms
The court coteries did not yet venture to assail these unpliable men; and it is a merit in the King that he held a protecting hand over their integrity.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag
The basenet, or steel-cap, had no visor, and left exposed a broad countenance, with heavy and unpliable features, which announced the character of his temper and understanding.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
Some method of training must be chosen in which renewals may be made rather frequently from the ground so that if the trunks become large, clumsy and unpliable, a more manageable trunk can be trained.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
They are clumsy to place, burdensome to carry, and stiff and unpliable to the chafing point.
From Camp and Trail by Stewart Edward White
