adj. 25B6; adjective
ductile metals : PLIABLE, pliant, flexible, supple, plastic, tensile; soft, malleable, workable, bendable; informal bendy.
a way to make people ductile : DOCILE, obedient, submissive, meek, mild, lamblike; willing, accommodating, amenable, cooperative, compliant, malleable, tractable, biddable, persuadable.
brittle, intransigent.