Of close tenacious substance or texture; strongly cohesive, so as to be pliable or ductile; not easily broken, divided, or disintegrated; not…
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释义 | the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] (108) tougha700 Of close tenacious substance or texture; strongly cohesive, so as to be pliable or ductile; not easily broken, divided, or disintegrated; not… lithyc1000 Pliable, flexible, supple; soft, unresisting. softc1330 Composed of, or forming, a substance which may easily be moulded, compressed, cut, or folded. Also: pulpy; of a semi-fluid consistency. weak?a1366 Of a material thing: Pliant, flexible, readily bending. (Usually with implication of want of strength.) = woke, adj.1 a. Obsolete. plianta1382 Flexible or supple; capable of being bent or folded easily; ductile. persha1398 Pliant, flexible. Obsolete. rare. plyinga1398 Bending; pliant. lithec1400 Easily bent; flexible, limber, pliant, supple. (The current sense, the only one in Johnson.) supplec1400 Easily bent or folded without breaking or cracking; easily manipulated or moulded; pliant, flexible… Of a material, or a thing in respect of its… plicable?a1425 Flexible. curvable?1440 Capable of being curved or bent. lethec1440 Flexible, supple. scretec1440 Supple, pliant. pliablec1475 Easily folded, bent, or shaped; flexible, supple; ductile. bowable1483 That may be bowed or bent; flexible, pliable. bowing1483 That may be bent; flexible, pliant. Obsolete. waldinc1485 Physically agile, nimble; (of the body or a limb) supple, flexible; (of an object) pliable. Later also: able, powerful; active; vigorous (apparently… supple1513 Easily bent or folded without breaking or cracking; easily manipulated or moulded; pliant, flexible, elastic. Of something relatively long and firm. flexible1548 Capable of being bent, admitting of change in figure without breaking; yielding to pressure, pliable, pliant. limber1565 Easily bent (without damage to shape or structure); flexible, pliant, supple. lither1565 Pliant, supple; (of the air, sky) yielding. archaic. Also, in modern dialects (influenced by lithe, adj.): Agile, nimble. bending1567 That bends (in various senses of the verb); curving, curved, inclined, bowing; flexible, pliable, supple. osier1577 Of, belonging to, or made of osier or osiers; covered with osiers. Also in figurative contexts. wiry1588 Resembling wire in form and texture; of tough and springy strands. buxom1590 Physically: Flexible, pliant. Yielding to pressure, unresisting (poetic). Obsolete. withy1598 Resembling a withe or withy in flexibility. suppliable1599 Supple, flexible. renderingc1600 That yields or gives way; yielding. fluxible1607 Of a watery consistence; hence, pliable, supple. winding1609 That follows a sinuous course, takes or has a curvilinear form, or is full of bends and turns. Pliant, bending. Obsolete. rare. bendable1611 Capable of being bent; flexible. flippant1622 Nimble, moving lightly or alertly; easily moved or managed, light to the hand; pliant, flexible, limber. Obsolete. flexive1629 Tending to bend, flexible. flexile1633 Easily bending or bent, pliant, supple, flexible. Of the features: Mobile. maniable1633 Easy to handle; flexible, pliable, workable. compliant1667 Yielding to physical pressure, pliant. Obsolete. flectible1705 Capable of being bent. limp1706 Wanting in firmness or stiffness, flaccid; flexible, pliant. Of a textile fabric: Unstiffened. yieldy1757 Having the quality of yielding or giving way physically. complying1774 Physically yielding; pliant. Obsolete. limberly1782 ? = limber, adj. willowy1791 Resembling a willow in its flexible or drooping gracefulness. switchy1810 Of the nature of or resembling a switch or slender rod; moving or bending like a switch. wandy1825 Resembling a wand; long and flexible. rare. twistable1853 That may be twisted. bendsome1861 Flexible. whippy1867 Resembling a whip; esp. bending like a whip, flexible, springy. swack1868 Supple; lithe and nimble; smart. bendy1873 Capable of bending; flexible, pliable. Subcategories:— not hardened or stiffened (1) — elastic (41) — ductile (3) — plastic (14) |
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