swayableadj.
Capable of being swayed or influenced.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will
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feeblec1200
softc1275
weaka1425
infirm1526
lithya1533
unheaded1577
spiritless1595
pappy1597
irresolute1600
marrowless1607
seducible1613
wax-nosedc1615
unsinewy?1623
reedy1628
swayable1642
short-spirited1647
weak-headed1654
lath-backed1676
will-less?1680
tiffany-trader1702
weak-minded1716
lax1751
lax-fibred1762
nerveless1783
wishy-washy1801
marcid1822
molluscous1836
boneless1848
weedy1849
putty-headed1857
flabby1862
weak-kneed1863
fibreless1864
invertebrate1867
chinless1881
backboneless1882
featherweight1885
spineless1885
weak-willed1885
totter-kneed1887
akratic1896
effete1905
weakling1906
gutless1915
willowish1919
Milquetoast1932
nannified1960
ball-less1967
1642 C. Herle Fuller Answer to Dr. Ferne 12 The Members..are lesse swayable; as not easily reducible to one head of private interest.
1978 C. Tomlinson Shaft 42 A wind is having its way with all swayable things, Combing through flag and steam, streaming-out hair.
1982 Washington Post 4 May c5/4 As hostess, you should generally give the impression of someone who has rules but is swayable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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