malleable
(Medical)
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- workable, ductile, plastic, soft, tensile
- manageable, adaptable, biddable, compliant, impressionable, pliable, tractable

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Antonyms: refractory
Contrasted words: intractable, recalcitrant, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly
Related Words: governable, manageable, transformable

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mal‧le‧a‧ble /ˈmæliəbəl/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare 'to hit with a hammer']

1. technical something that is malleable is easy to press or pull into a new shape:
malleable steel

2. formal someone who is malleable can be easily influenced or changed by other people:
a malleable child
—malleability /ˌmæliəˈbɪləti, ˌmæliəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

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