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flexile

 
Dictionary: flex·ile   (flĕk'səl, -sīl') pronunciation
 
adj.

Flexible.


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adjective

  1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure: ductile, flexible, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable. See flexible/rigid.
  2. Capable of withstanding stress without injury: elastic, flexible, resilient, springy, supple. Physics plastic. See flexible/rigid.
  3. Easily altered or influenced: ductile, elastic, flexible, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant, suggestible, supple. See flexible/rigid.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: able to flex; able to bend easily
  Synonym: flexible


 
 
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