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    [Adjective]  | "pli*able" | \ ˈplī-ə-bəl \


    1: supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking

    2: yielding readily to others : complaisant

    3: adjustable to varying conditions


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from plier "to fold, bend" + -able {see: |-able|-able} {mat|ply:3|};

    [Noun]  | "pliability" 


    [Adjective]  | "pliable" 


    1: able to bend easily without breaking;


      * e.g., " ... the wooden strips become more pliable if they are first soaked in water "





    2: capable of being readily changed;


      * e.g., " ... with such iffy weather, we had to keep our vacation schedule fairly pliable "





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