pliableadjective
uk/ˈplaɪ.ə.bəl/us/ˈplaɪ.ə.bəl/A pliable substance bends easily without breaking or cracking:
Some kinds of plastic become pliable if they're heated.
often disapproving A pliable person is easily influenced and controlled by other people:
He wanted a sweet, pliable, obedient wife.
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elastic
- flowing
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- plastic
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- supple
- tensile
- yield
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Obedient and compliant
pliability
noun [ U ] uk/ˌplaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌplaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/