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Webster 1913 Edition
Pliable
1.
Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding;
as, willow is a
. pliable
plant2.
Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; – sometimes in a bad sense;
“Pliable she promised to be.” as, a
. pliable
youthDr. H. More.
Pli′a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Pli′a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pliable
PLI'ABLE
,Adj.
1.
Easy to be bent; that readily yields to pressure without rupture; flexible; as, willow is a pliable plant.2.
Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to moral influence, arguments, persuasion or discipline; as a pliable youth.Definition 2024
pliable
pliable
English
Adjective
pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable)
- soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded
- You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.
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easily bent or formed
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