easily+bent
41pliable — pliability, pliableness, n. pliably, adv. /pluy euh beuhl/, adj. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather. 2. easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth. 3. adjusting readily to change; adaptable. [1425 75; late… …
42flexible — I adjective adaptable, adjustable, bendable, bending, capable of conforming to new situations, capable of responding to changing situations, disposed to yield, ductile, easily bent, easily managed, elastic, facilis, flexibilis, flexile, formable …
43pliant — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, bendable, compilable, compliant, concessive, conformable, conforming, deferential, docile, ductile, easily bent, easily persuaded, elastic, flexible, formable, impressible,… …
44pliable — adjective 1》 easily bent; flexible. 2》 easily influenced or swayed. Derivatives pliability noun pliably adverb Origin ME: from Fr., from plier (see ply1) …
45stiff — adjective 1》 not easily bent; rigid. ↘not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. ↘unable to move easily and without pain. 2》 not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 3》 severe or strong: they face stiff fines. ↘(of a wind) blowing… …
46pliable — a. 1. Flexible, flexile, pliant, supple, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent. 2. Compliant, yielding, manageable, tractable, easily persuaded, docile, obsequious, ductile, facile …
47plastic — plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable are applied to things and to persons regarded as material susceptible of being modified in form or nature. Something plastic has the quality (as of wax, clay, or plaster) of being soft… …
48pliable — pli•a•ble [[t]ˈplaɪ ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) easily bent; flexible; supple 2) easily influenced or persuaded; yielding 3) adjusting readily; adaptable • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF, =pli(er) to bend (see ply II) + able able pli a•bil′i•ty,… …
49pliable — /ˈplaɪəbəl / (say pluyuhbuhl) adjective 1. easily bent; flexible; supple. 2. easily influenced; yielding; adaptable. {French, from plier fold, bend. See ply2} –pliability /plaɪəˈbɪləti/ (say pluyuh biluhtee) –pliableness, noun –pliably, adverb …
50stiff — /stɪf / (say stif) adjective 1. rigid or firm in substance; not flexible, pliant, or easily bent: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: a stiff hinge. 3. (of the body or part of the body) unable to move without difficulty or causing… …
