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pliable.

Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈplaɪəbəl/
  1. Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

    You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.
  2. Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

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