Pli"a*ble (?), a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold.
See Ply, v.]
1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy
to be bent;
flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a
pliable plant.
2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes
in a bad sense; as, a
pliable youth.
"Pliable she promised
to be." Dr. H. More.
-- Pli"a*ble*ness, n. -- Pli"a*bly,
adv.
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