easily+bent
51pliability — pliable ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily bent; flexible. 2) easily influenced or swayed. DERIVATIVES pliability noun. ORIGIN French, from Latin plicare to bend or fold …
52pliable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily bent; flexible. 2) easily influenced or swayed. DERIVATIVES pliability noun. ORIGIN French, from Latin plicare to bend or fold …
53stiff — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easily bent; rigid. 2) not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. 3) unable to move easily and without pain. 4) not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 5) severe or strong: stiff fines. 6) (stiff with) informal full of …
54stiffly — stiff ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easily bent; rigid. 2) not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. 3) unable to move easily and without pain. 4) not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 5) severe or strong: stiff fines. 6) (stiff with) informal full… …
55stiffness — stiff ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easily bent; rigid. 2) not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. 3) unable to move easily and without pain. 4) not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 5) severe or strong: stiff fines. 6) (stiff with) informal full… …
56flexible — [flek′sə bəl] adj. [ME < OFr < L flexibilis < flexus: see FLEX1] 1. able to bend without breaking; not stiff or rigid; easily bent; pliant 2. easily persuaded or influenced; tractable 3. adjustable to change; capable of modification [a… …
57limber — limber1 [lim′bər] adj. [< ? LIMB1] 1. easily bent; flexible; pliant 2. able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe vt. to make limber [to limber the fingers] vi. to make oneself limber, as by exercises: usually with up limberness …
58flexibility — noun 1. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑flexibleness • Ant: ↑inflexibility • Derivationally related forms: ↑flexible (for: ↑ …
59pli´a|bly — pli|a|ble «PLY uh buhl», adjective. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: »Willow twigs are pliable. 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »He is too pliable to be a good leader. ╂[< Middle French pliable < plier to bend; see etym. under …
60pli´a|ble|ness — pli|a|ble «PLY uh buhl», adjective. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: »Willow twigs are pliable. 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »He is too pliable to be a good leader. ╂[< Middle French pliable < plier to bend; see etym. under …
