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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See
{Ply}, v.]
1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent;
flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is
a pliable plant.
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2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence,
arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be
persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable
youth. "Pliable she promised to be." --Dr. H. More.
[1913 Webster] -- {Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly},
adv.
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