pliant

  1. Adjective.  Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
  2. Adjective.  (figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

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