pliable
Use Pliable in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
2.
easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth.
3.
adjusting readily to change; adaptable.
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pliable (ˈplaɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered | |
| plia'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'pliableness | |
| —n | |
| 'pliably | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pliable
late 15c., from O.Fr. pliable "flexible," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)).
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Example sentences
Their rapport was sturdy and pliable, rooted in deep familiarity.
When you're a silver-lining guy, dreams are pliable.
The product does stay pliable for a year or longer and does remain in the crack to plug the cracks and keep permeability low.
In order to make the organization pliable, he encouraged individuals to take the initiative, and divisions to share talent.
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