pliable

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This porous area is soft, pliable, and yields easily to the pressure of the finger.

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  1. adjective Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.
  2. adjective Receptive to change; adaptable: pliable attitudes.
  3. adjective Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable.

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  • The pliable, animated plaything of the past is turning into a hellish tiger, and hisses and snarls even when I bring him his food. —  The Sergeant’s Cat and other stories - Janwillem van de Wetering
  • Place 1 rice-paper round in the water and soak until pliable, about 30 seconds. —  All MayoClinic.com Topics
  • The word "ratings" is not some kind of pliable, esoteric concept. —  RedState
  • Each VacuNest module consists of a pliable, anti-static chamber containing a foam former surrounded by polymer granules. —  ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News
  • The vibe is soft, pliable, and strong, with a magic bullet-type vibe right at the crux of things. —  strangedarkgypsygirl.com
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pliant ·  supple ·  limber ·  tractable ·  rubbery ·  malleable ·  resilient ·  elastic ·  brittle ·  springy ·  docile ·  fibrous
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from plier, to bend; see pliant.

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  1. from French pliable = Provencal plicable, flexible, pliant, pliable, from Latin as if *plicabilis, that can be bent, from plicare, fold, bend: see ply.
 

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