malleable

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They are infinitely malleable, which is their greatest power and their greatest weakness.

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  1. adjective Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: a malleable metal.
  2. adjective Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.
  3. adjective Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable: the malleable mind of the pragmatist.
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  • The dog was amazingly malleable, allowing her to pick up each foot, then set it down. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 02] - Charm City
  • I can't absolutely prove it but I'm pretty certain one was slugged behind the ear with something heavy but malleable, and the other was chloroformed. —  Map.html
  • And his reactions to last Friday's elections have been classic Larijani - deft, malleable, and sharply attuned to the shifting winds. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • They are infinitely malleable, which is their greatest power and their greatest weakness. —  SharePoint Blogs / SharePoint University
  • Spanish is malleable, but a love of midgets lasts forever —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from malleāre, to hammer, from Latin malleus, hammer; see melə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English malliable, from French malléable = Spanish maleable = Portuguese malleavel = Italian malleabile, from Middle Latin malleare, beat with a hammer: see malleate.
 

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