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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pliable/ˈplʌɪəbl/

▶adjective

1 easily bent; flexible.

2 easily influenced or swayed.

– derivatives
pliability noun,
pliably adverb.

– origin ME: from Fr., from plier (see ply1).

'pliable' also found in these Oxford entries:

chamois - membrane - platypus - pliant - Semtex - softwood - squeeze - ungiving - wicker

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