FICTILE

fictile, moldable, plastic

(adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); “plastic substances such as wax or clay”

fictile, pliable

(adjective) susceptible to being led or directed; “fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”

fictile

(adjective) of or relating to the craft of pottery; “the fictile art”; “fictile ware”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

fictile (comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)

Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work

(of an art work or artifact) Molded of clay or earth

(pottery) Of or relating to earthenware

(figuratively) Capable of being led or directed

Synonyms

• pliable; see also moldable

Source: Wiktionary

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Fic"tile, a. Etym: [L. fictilis. See Fiction.]

Definition: Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. C. Wordsworth. Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort.

– Fic"tile*ness, n.

– Fic*til"i*ty, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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