PLIABLY

Etymology

Adverb

pliably (comparative more pliably, superlative most pliably)

In a pliable manner

Source: Wiktionary


PLIABLE

Pli"a*ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]

1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.

2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Dr. H. More.

– Pli"a*ble*ness, n.

– Pli"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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