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pliant
adjective
Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
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ˈplaɪənt
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adjective
Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
“A flexible wire”
adjective
Able to adjust readily to different conditions
“A flexible personality”
adjective
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
“Ductile copper”
adjective
Capable of being influenced or formed
“The plastic minds of children”
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A flexible wire
A pliant young tree
A flexible personality
An elastic clause in a contract
A pliable person
Ductile copper
Malleable metals such as gold
They soaked the leather to made it pliable
Pliant molten glass
Made of highly tensile steel alloy
The plastic minds of children
A pliant nature
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