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1. (adj.) malleable
capable of being extended or shaped, as by hammering or by pressure.
2. malleable
adaptable; tractable:
a malleable personality.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < ML malleābilis=malle(āre) to hammer +-ābilis -able)
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| Definition of 'malleable' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ductile, malleable
easily influenced
2. (adj) ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
"ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
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| Definition of 'malleable' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) malleable
capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals
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