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   pli·a·ble

   /ˈplīəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. easily bent; flexible: "quality leather is pliable and will not crack" Similar flexibleeasily bentbendablepliantelasticsupplestretchablemalleableworkableplasticwhippyspringylimberductiletensileinformal:bendyarchaic:flexileOpposite rigid
   • 2. easily influenced: "pliable teenage minds" Similar malleableeasily influencedimpressionableflexibleadaptablepliantcompliantdocilebiddabletractablelike putty in one's handsyieldingmanageablegovernablecontrollableamenableaccommodatingsusceptiblesuggestibleinfluenceablepersuadablemanipulableresponsivereceptiverare:persuasiblesuasiblesusceptiveOpposite intractableobdurate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, from plier ‘to bend’ (see ply1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pliably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pliablePliable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PLIABLE is supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking. How to use pliable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pliable.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLIABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PLIABLE definition: 1. A pliable substance bends easily without breaking or cracking: 2. A pliable person is easily…. Learn more.

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   Pliable means bendable but not breakable. Wax is pliable, good leather is pliable. If you describe a person as pliable, it usually means that he's easily influenced.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLIABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. easily bent or molded; flexible. 2. easily influenced or persuaded; tractable. 3. adjusting readily; adaptable.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpliable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of pliable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define pliable. pliable synonyms, pliable pronunciation, pliable translation, English dictionary definition of pliable. adj. 1. Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable. 2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs: a pliable policy.

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   Pliable definition: easily bent; flexible; supple. See examples of PLIABLE used in a sentence.