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Adjective: pliant  plI-unt
  1. Capable of being influenced or formed
    "a pliant nature";
    - plastic
     
  2. Capable of being shaped, bent or drawn out
    "pliant molten glass";
    - ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile
     
  3. Able to adjust readily to different conditions
    - elastic, flexible, pliable
     
  4. Capable of being bent, flexed or twisted without breaking
    "a pliant young tree";
    - bendable, pliable, waxy

See also: adaptable, flexible, flexile, formed, impressible, impressionable, waxy