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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : plahy-uh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈplaɪ ə bəl |
Definition of pliable
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French ploiable "flexible, bendable," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Related: Pliably, pliability.
- adj bendable, adaptable
- Pliable finding the road disagreeable has soon had enough of it.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Pliable thinks that there may be something in what he says, and offers to go with him.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Covers should first be steamed to make them soft and pliable.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- At the time of using, first see that the brush is soft and pliable.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- Linen is less elastic and pliable than cotton and bleaches and dyes readily.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- The wool was clipped from the sheep, washed, and oiled to make it smooth and pliable.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- They had discovered a process to render it as pliable as rubber.
- Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
- Stockinet is a good material for diapers; it is soft, warm, and pliable.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Look at some of the facts of our own day, and see how pliable human nature is.
- Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
- The Medes and Persians were lax and pliable in their laws in comparison with these publicans.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
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