Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈplaɪəbəl/
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ˈplaɪəbəl
Adjective
Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
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You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.
Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Adjective
susceptible to being led or directed
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fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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ductile copper
malleable metals such as gold
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they soaked the leather to made it pliable
pliant molten glass
made of highly tensile steel alloy
able to adjust readily to different conditions
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a flexible personality
an elastic clause in a contract
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a pliable person
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
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a flexible wire
a pliant young tree