pliablepli‧a‧ble /ˈplaɪəbəl/ adjective 
Word Origin
a shoe made of soft pliable leather2easily influenced and controlled by other people: Senior officials would have preferred a more pliable government.—pliability /ˌplaɪəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINpliable
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Old French plier; ➔ PLIERSEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- High quality leather is firm yet pliable.
- The clay should be moistened regularly to keep it soft and pliable.
- The system helps make workers more pliable to the demands made by management.
- Important legal concepts are pliable moulds, into which different creations can be poured.
- Instead, I was a pliable, compliant inhabitant of a world of vague feelings and limited comprehension.
- It's what makes your hair bouncy and pliable.
- It might be merely that they were too used to inflexible fact and far too unused to pliable people.
- The physiotherapist usually starts by mobilizing the shoulder girdle, moving it passively in all directions, to make it perfectly pliable.
THESAURUS► soft
1able to bend without breaking or cracking: not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: · a soft mattress· Her skin was lovely and soft.· soft ground
► tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: · The beef was very tender.· Cook the carrots until tender.
► soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: · soggy cabbage· a piece of soggy bread· The ground was too soggy to walk on.
► squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: · squishy tomatoes· The leaves were squishy under our feet.
► squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: · The peaches have gone all squashy.· a big squashy sofa
► mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · mushy pieces of banana· a few mushy carrots
► spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: · a spongy foam· a spongy loaf· His boots sank into the spongy soil.
► springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: · springy turf (=grass)· Her hair felt lovely and springy.
► pliable used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: · The clay was still pliable and not too dry.
► yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: · yielding flesh
► soft not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: · a soft mattress· Her skin was lovely and soft.· soft ground
► tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: · The beef was very tender.· Cook the carrots until tender.
► soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: · soggy cabbage· a piece of soggy bread· The ground was too soggy to walk on.
► squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: · squishy tomatoes· The leaves were squishy under our feet.
► squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: · The peaches have gone all squashy.· a big squashy sofa
► mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · mushy pieces of banana· a few mushy carrots
► spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: · a spongy foam· a spongy loaf· His boots sank into the spongy soil.
► springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: · springy turf (=grass)· Her hair felt lovely and springy.
► pliable used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: · The clay was still pliable and not too dry.
► yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: · yielding flesh
Longman Language Activatoreasy to bend► flexible something that is flexible is able to bend easily or can be bent easily, especially because it has been made like this to do a particular job: · The better tennis racquets are made out of tough but extremely flexible graphite.· Designers have come up with a technique for making skis more flexible.
► pliable able to bend without breaking or cracking: · High quality leather is firm yet pliable.
a shoe made of soft pliable leather2easily influenced and controlled by other people: Senior officials would have preferred a more pliable government.—pliability /ˌplaɪəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]