flexile

[ flek-sil or, especially British, -sahyl ]

/ ˈflɛk sɪl or, especially British, -saɪl /

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adjective

flexible; pliant; tractable; adaptable.

Origin of flexile

First recorded in 1625–35, flexile is from the Latin word flexilis pliant, pliable. See flex¹, -ile

OTHER WORDS FROM flexile

flex·il·i·ty, noun

Words nearby flexile

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Example sentences from the Web for flexile

The flexile and dubious expression of youth was forever gone.
Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton
On the former supposition, the ovipositor must be remarkably long and flexile to enable the animal to place the eggs on its back.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
The red cedar, and the flexile pine,4 are the trees which appear at the greatest elevation.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
Flexile -is: capable of being bent at an angle without breaking: flexible.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

She stood no more than a pace from him, a flexile figure that poised and swung, to provoke the wild beast in him to spring.
The Unknown Sea|Clemence Housman