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Definition of pliably - 2 dictionary results

pli⋅a⋅ble

  [plahy-uh-buhl]
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–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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < F, equiv. to pli(er) to ply 2 + -able -able

Related forms:
pli⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, pli⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
pli⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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pli·a·ble   (plī'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.

  2. Receptive to change; adaptable: pliable attitudes.

  3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable.


[Middle English, from Old French, from plier, to bend; see pliant.]
pli'a·bil'i·ty, pli'a·ble·ness n., pli'a·bly adv.
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