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—flexility, n./flek"sil/ or, esp. Brit., /-suyl/, adj.flexible; pliant; tractable; adaptable.[1625-35; < L flexilis pliant, pliable. See FLEX1, -ILE]
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Flexile — Flex ile, a. [L. flexilis.] Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flexile — index flexible, malleable, pliable, resilient, sequacious, tractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flexile — [fleks′il] adj. [L flexilis] flexible; pliant; mobile … English World dictionary
flexile — adjective Date: 1613 flexible … New Collegiate Dictionary
flexile — adjective a) flexible b) Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking … Wiktionary
flexile — flex·ile (fleksґīl) flexible … Medical dictionary
flexile — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure: ductile, flexible, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable. See FLEXIBLE. 2. Capable of withstanding… … English dictionary for students
flexile — flex·ile || fleksɪl / fleksaɪl adj. flexible, easily bent, pliable … English contemporary dictionary
flexile — , flexilis L. flecto, bend; ile, property. Culm geniculate at base and slender … Etymological dictionary of grasses
flexile — [ flɛksʌɪl] adjective archaic pliant and flexible. Derivatives flexility noun Origin C17: from L. flexilis, from flectere to bend … English new terms dictionary
