Thesaurus: pliable

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1. v. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.
2. v. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth.
3. adj. susceptible to being led or directed
4. adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
5. adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions
6. adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
7. 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Dr. H. More. -- Pli"a*ble*ness, n. -- Pli"a*bly, adv.
8. j:100 s susceptible to being led or directed s capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out s able to adjust readily to different conditions s capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking