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unpliable
pli·a·ble
/
ˈplaɪ
ə
bəl
/
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[
plahy
-
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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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 Middle English
<
French,
equivalent to
pli
(
er
) to
ply
2
+
-able
-able
Related forms
pli·a·bil·i·ty,
pli·a·ble·ness,
noun
pli·a·bly,
adverb
non·pli·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·pli·a·ble,
adjective
non·pli·a·ble·ness,
noun
non·pli·a·b·ly,
adverb
un·pli·a·ble,
adjective
un·pli·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·pli·a·b·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
pliable
(ˈplaɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered
plia'bility
—
n
'pliableness
—
n
'pliably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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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