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Definition of Pliable

1. Adjective. Susceptible to being led or directed. "Fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"

2. Adjective. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. "Made of highly tensile steel alloy"

3. Adjective. Able to adjust readily to different conditions. "An elastic clause in a contract"

4. Adjective. Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking. "A pliant young tree"

Definition of Pliable

1. a. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.

Definition of Pliable

1. easily bent [adj] : PLIABLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Pliable

1. 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Pli"ableness, Pli"ably. Origin: F, fr. Plier to bend, to fold. See Ply. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pliable

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PLF pliabilities pliability pliability pliable (current term) pliable (current term) pliableness pliablenesses pliably pliancies

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