pliable

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪəbəl

Adjective

pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable)

1. soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded

   You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.

Further reading

• pliable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• pliable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• pliable at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

plier +‎ -able

Adjective

pliable (plural pliables)

1. pliable

Further reading

• “pliable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).