malleableadjective
uk/ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl/us/ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl/A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape:
Lead and tin are malleable metals.
easily influenced, trained, or controlled:
He had an actor's typically malleable features.
Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce.
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elastic
- flowing
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- plastic
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- supple
- tensile
- yield
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malleability
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmæl.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌmæl.i.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/