PLIABLE


Meaning of PLIABLE in English

/ ˈplaɪəbl; NAmE / adjective

1.

easy to bend without breaking

SYN flexible

2.

( of people ) easy to influence or control

SYN impressionable

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French , from plier to bend, from Latin plicare to fold.

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