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.
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-- Pli"a*ble*ness, n. --
Pli"a*bly, adv.