malleable

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmalɪəb(ə)l/

adjective

  • (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking: a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet
  • easily influenced; pliable: they are as malleable and easily led as sheep

Derivatives

malleability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

malleably

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'able to be hammered'): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus 'a hammer'