flexible

  1. Adjective.  Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.
  2. Adjective.  Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
  3. Adjective.  Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
  4. Noun.  (chiefly, engineering) Something that is flexible.

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