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flexibility
Variant of flexible
flexible
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flex·ible (flek′sə bəl)
adjective
- able to bend without breaking; not stiff or rigid; easily bent; pliant
- easily persuaded or influenced; tractable
- adjustable to change; capable of modification a flexible voice
Etymology: ME < OFr < L flexibilis < flexus: see flex
Related Forms:
- flexibility flex′·ibil′·ity noun
- flexibly flex′·ibly adverb
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