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# pliable

adjective (more pliable, most pliable)

«pliable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Easily bent without breaking; flexible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#m1)
2. (about people) Easily persuaded or controlled by others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on materials: pliable materials include clay, wire, rubber and willow; brittle ones like glass break instead. In stories and safety talks, a pliable person might be easily talked into doing something wrong.

### Examples

- Willow twigs are pliable, so we can weave baskets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x1)
- Warm the clay in your hands to make it more pliable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x2)
- Copper wire is pliable and easy to bend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x3)
- The leather became pliable after oiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x4)
- The bully picked a pliable boy to do his dirty work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x5)
- Pliable plastic is used for lunchboxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/#x6)

### Note

Adjective. Similar: flexible, bendy, supple. Opposite: rigid, stiff, brittle. Spelling: -able. Related: pliant.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pliable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pliable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pliable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pliable.html) on Mova free.