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flexible

adjective

Bending and snapping back readily without breaking

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
F
Ends with
E
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Bending and snapping back readily without breaking

adjective

  1. Able to flex; able to bend easily

    “Slim flexible birches”

adjective

  1. Capable of being changed

    “Flexible schedules”

adjective

  1. Making or willing to make concessions

    “Loneliness tore through him … whenever he thought of … even the compromising Louis du Tillet”

adjective

  1. Able to adjust readily to different conditions

    “A flexible personality”

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Example Sentences

Slim flexible birches
Flexible schedules
Loneliness tore through him … whenever he thought of … even the compromising Louis du Tillet
A flexible personality
An elastic clause in a contract
A pliable person

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