flexile
adjective
flex·ile ˈflek-səl 
-ˌsī(-ə)l
: flexible
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin flexilis, from flectere "to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve" (of uncertain origin) + -tilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)"
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined above
flexile
adjective
as in elastic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- elastic
- pliant
- resilient
- bendable
- flexible
- limber
- ductile
- bending
- pliable
- supple
- bendy
- workable
- waxen
- willowy
- tractable
- adaptable
- yielding
- kneadable
- moldable
- giving
- plastic
- shapable
- malleable
- waxy
- shapeable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rigid
- stiff
- inflexible
- intractable