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  1. 1. v. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. susceptible to being led or directed Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking Source: wordnet
  7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 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 Source: ecdict

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