pli ‧ ant /ˈplaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: present participle of plier ; ⇨ ↑ pliers ]
1 . soft and moving easily in the way that you want:
Isabel was pliant in his arms.
her pliant lips
2 . easily influenced and controlled by other people:
Pliant judges have been a problem in the past.
—pliantly adverb
—pliancy noun [uncountable]