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pliable
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able to bend easily without breaking
- The wooden strips become more pliable if they are first soaked in water.
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capable of being readily changed
- With such iffy weather, we had to keep our vacation schedule fairly pliable.
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Synonym Discussion of pliable
plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable mean susceptible of being modified in form or nature. plastic applies to substances soft enough to be molded yet capable of hardening into the desired fixed form.
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- plastic materials allow the sculptor greater freedom
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- pliable rubber tubing
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- an athletic shoe with a pliant sole
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- ductile metals such as copper
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- the malleable properties of gold
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- computer hardware that is adaptable
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