squeezable

squeezable
squeezability, squeezableness, n.squeezably, adv.
/skwee"zeuh beuhl/, adj.
1. easily squeezed, compressed, or the like.
2. (of a person) susceptible to intimidation or pressure, esp. by blackmail.
[1805-15; SQUEEZE + -ABLE]

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