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pliant s. [
plastic] capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
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pliant s. [
ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
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pliant s. [
elastic, flexible, pliable] able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
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pliant s. [
bendable, pliable, waxy] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
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