ductile

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  1. adjective Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin: ductile metals.
  2. adjective Easily molded or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.
  3. adjective Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced; tractable.

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  1. Middle English ductil, from Old French, from Latin ductilis, from ductus, past participle of dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French ductile = Spanish dúctil = Portuguese ductil = Italian duttile, from Latin ductilis, that may be led, extended, or hammered out thin, from ductus, past participle of ducere, lead: see duct.
 

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