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