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pliable
(pli|able)
Pronunciation:
/ˈplʌɪəb(ə)l/
adjective
1
easily bent; flexible:
quality leather is pliable and will not crack
2
easily influenced:
pliable teenage minds
Derivatives
pliably
adverb
Origin:
late Middle English
: from French, from
plier
'to bend'
(see
ply
1
)
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