Pliable Definition

plīə-bəl
adjective
Easily bent or molded; flexible.
Webster's New World
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs.
A pliable policy.
American Heritage
Easily influenced or persuaded; tractable.
Webster's New World
Adjusting readily; adaptable.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Pliable

  • From Middle English, from Old French pliant, from Latin plicare (“fold").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from plier to bend pliant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pliable Sentence Examples

  • Some cold mastics become very pliable with the warmth of the hands.

  • Chemical peels also makes the skin more pliable.

  • Look for a pair of golf shoes that have soft, pliable upper leathers.

  • Laminaria, Padina, Cutleria, Punctaria, Iridaea, Ulva, Porphyra, are leaf-like with a rigidity varying from a fleshy lamina to the thin and pliable.

  • His smile was reminiscent of earlier years when he was more pliable.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLI

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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pliable

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E