pliable

UK: /ˈplaɪəb^əl/ US: /ˈplaɪəbəl/ ,(plī′ə bəl)

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pli•a•ble /ˈplaɪəbəl/   adj. 

1. easily bent; flexible;
   supple:
   soft, pliable leather.
2. easily influenced or persuaded;
   yielding:
   He's especially pliable after a few drinks.

pli•a•bil•i•ty /ˌplaɪəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable] See -plic-.

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pli•a•ble  (plī′ə bəl), adj. 

1. easily bent;
   flexible;
   supple:
   pliable leather.
2. easily influenced or persuaded;
   yielding:
   the pliable mind of youth.
3. adjusting readily to change;
   adaptable.

• French, equivalent. to pli(er) to ply² + -able -able
• late Middle English 1425–75

pli′a•bil′i•ty, pli′a•ble•ness, n. 
pli′a•bly, adv. 

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pliable / ˈplaɪəb^əl/ adjective

1. easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered

ˌpliaˈbility, ˈpliableness noun

ˈpliably adverb