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adjective
1.
capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
2.
capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold.
3.
able to undergo change of form without breaking.
4.
capable of being molded or shaped; plastic.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin ductilis, equivalent to duct(us) (past participle of dūcere to draw along) + -ilis -ile
1300–50; Middle English < Latin ductilis, equivalent to duct(us) (past participle of dūcere to draw along) + -ilis -ile
Related forms
duc·tile·ly, adverb
duc·til·i·ty, duc·tile·ness, noun
non·duc·tile, adjective
non·duc·til·i·ty, noun
sem·i·duc·tile, adjective
EXPANDun·duc·tile, adjective
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