pliant
adjective /ˈplaɪənt/
/ˈplaɪənt/
- (of a person or their body) soft and giving way to somebody, especially in a sexual way
- her pliant body
- She lay pliant in his arms.
- (sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control
- He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
- The government wanted to make the press more pliant.
Word OriginMiddle English: from French, literally ‘bending’, present participle of plier.