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Ductile

//ˈdʌk.təl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

    "ductile material"

  2. 2
    Molded easily into a new form.

    "their organisation was, by hereditary culture, much more ductile and more readily capable of acquiring knowledge than mine."

  3. 3
    Led easily; prone to follow. rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out wordnet
  2. 2
    easily influenced wordnet

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

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