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Pliable

PLI'ABLE, a. [L. plico.] 1. Easy to be bent; that readily yields to pressure without rupture; flexible; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to moral influence, arguments...

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PLI'ABLE, a. [L. plico.]

1. Easy to be bent; that readily yields to pressure without rupture; flexible; as, willow is a pliable plant.

2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to moral influence, arguments, persuasion or discipline; as a pliable youth.

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