Pliable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈplaɪəbl|  American pronunciation of the word pliable
Brit.  |ˈplaɪəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word pliable

adjective

- susceptible to being led or directed (syn: fictile)
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out (syn: ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile)
they soaked the leather to made it pliable
- able to adjust readily to different conditions (syn: elastic, flexible, pliant)
- capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking (syn: pliant, waxy)

Extra examples

Because the leather is pliable, it's easy to work with.

She sometimes takes advantage of her pliable parents.

Senior officials would have preferred a more pliable government.

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