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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.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pliable
late 15c., from O.Fr. pliable "flexible," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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