"pliable" in the adjective sense
1. fictile, pliable
susceptible to being led or directed
"fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
"ductile copper"
"malleable metals such as gold"
"they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
"pliant molten glass"
"made of highly tensile steel alloy"
3. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"
"a flexible personality"
"an elastic clause in a contract"
4. bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
"a flexible wire"
"a pliant young tree"
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