definition of
pliable

[1] #1 pliable s. [fictile] susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda". wn

[2] #2 pliable s. [ductile, malleable, pliant, 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". wn

[3] #3 pliable s. [elastic, flexible, pliant] able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract". wn

[4] #4 pliable s. [bendable, pliant, waxy] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree". wn