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pliant
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pliant
(adjective)
pliant
/
ˈ
plajənt/
adjective
pliant
/
ˈ
plajənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLIANT
[
more pliant; most pliant
]
1
a
:
able to bend without breaking
:
flexible
a
pliant
[=(more commonly)
pliable
] material
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b
:
able to move freely
the dancer's
pliant
body
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2
:
too easily influenced or controlled by other people
a
pliant
Congress that will do whatever the President wants
a
pliant
wife/husband
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— pliancy
/
ˈ
plajənsi/
noun
[
noncount
]
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replenish
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